designate vs reflect

reflect vs designate

designate is an adjective but reflect is not an adjective.

designate and reflect both are verbs.

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

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

designate: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
reflect: manifest or bring back

Other hyponyms of designate include point, finger, call attention, point out, signalise, signalize.

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

designate (verb)	reflect (verb)
design or destine	reflect deeply on a subject
assign a name or title to	give evidence of the quality of
decree or designate beforehand	give evidence of a certain behavior
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively	to throw or bend back (from a surface)
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	manifest or bring back
	show an image of
	be bright by reflecting or casting light

Difference between designate and reflect

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