design vs designate

designate vs design

design is a noun but designate is not a noun.

design is not an adjective while designate is an adjective.

design and designate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
design	Yes	No	Yes	No
designate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, designate is a hypernym of design; that is, designate is a word with a broader meaning than design:

design: plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
designate: design or destine

Other hypernyms of design include destine, intend, specify.

design (noun)	designate (noun)
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
a decorative or artistic work
a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
the creation of something in the mind
an arrangement scheme
something intended as a guide for making something else
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

design (adjective)	designate (adjective)
	appointed but not yet installed in office

design (verb)	designate (verb)
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect	design or destine
intend or have as a purpose	assign a name or title to
create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner	decree or designate beforehand
make or work out a plan for; devise	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
create designs	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
conceive or fashion in the mind; invent

Difference between design and designate

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