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designate vs designation

designation vs designate

designate is not a noun while designation is a noun.

designate is an adjective but designation is not an adjective.

designate is a verb but designation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
designate No Yes Yes No
designation Yes No No No
designate (noun) designation (noun)
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the act of designating or identifying something
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
designate (adjective) designation (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office
designate (verb) designation (verb)
design or destine
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)
Difference between designate and designation

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