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designate vs elevate

elevate vs designate

designate is an adjective but elevate is not an adjective.

designate and elevate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
designate No Yes Yes No
elevate No No Yes No
As verbs, elevate is a hyponym of designate; that is, elevate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than designate:
  • designate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • elevate: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
designate (adjective) elevate (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office
designate (verb) elevate (verb)
design or destine raise in rank or condition
assign a name or title to raise from a lower to a higher position
decree or designate beforehand give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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 elevate

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