designate vs design

design vs designate

designate is not a noun while design is a noun.

designate is an adjective but design is not an adjective.

designate and design both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of designate include mean, slate, aim, calculate, direct.

designate (noun)	design (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

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

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

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