designate vs call attention

designate is an adjective but call attention is not an adjective.

designate and call attention both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
designate	No	Yes	Yes	No
call attention	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call attention is a hyponym of designate; that is, call attention is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than designate:

designate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
call attention: point out carefully and clearly

Other hyponyms of designate include point, finger, point out, signalise, signalize, reflect.

designate (adjective)	call attention (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office

designate (verb)	call attention (verb)
design or destine	point out carefully and clearly
assign a name or title to
decree or designate beforehand
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

designate vs call attention

designate is an adjective but call attention is not an adjective.

designate and call attention both are verbs.

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