designate vs place

place vs designate

designate is not a noun while place is a noun.

designate is an adjective but place is not an adjective.

designate and place both are verbs.

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

As verbs, place is a hyponym of designate; that is, place 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)
place: place somebody in a particular situation or location

Other hyponyms of designate include mandate, cast, post, cast, devolve, task, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate.

designate (noun)	place (noun)
	a job in an organization
	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	an abstract mental location
	the passage that is being read
	a blank area
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
	a general vicinity
	a public square with room for pedestrians
	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	any area set aside for a particular purpose
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	where you live at a particular time
	proper or designated social situation
	a particular situation
	proper or appropriate position or location

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

designate (verb)	place (verb)
design or destine	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
assign a name or title to	assign a rank or rating to
decree or designate beforehand	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	estimate
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	sing a note with the correct pitch
	to arrange for
	assign to a station
	finish second or better in a horse or dog race
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	locate
	assign a location to
	make an investment
	assign to (a job or a home)
	place somebody in a particular situation or location
	identify the location or place of

Difference between designate and place

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