designate vs intend

designate is an adjective but intend is not an adjective.

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

As verbs, designate and intend are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of designate include destine, specify.

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

designate (verb)	intend (verb)
design or destine	have in mind as a purpose
assign a name or title to	design or destine
decree or designate beforehand	mean or intend to express or convey
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	denote or connote
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)