designate vs mean

mean vs designate

designate is not a noun while mean is a noun.

designate and mean both are adjectives.

designate and mean both are verbs.

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

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

designate: design or destine
mean: destine or designate for a certain purpose

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

designate (noun)	mean (noun)
	an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

designate (adjective)	mean (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office	of no value or worth
	having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
	characterized by malice
	approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
	marked by poverty befitting a beggar
	(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
	(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
	very good; of the highest quality

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

Difference between designate and mean

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