doom vs designate

doom is a noun but designate is not a noun.

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

As verbs, doom and designate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of doom include destine, fate.

doom (noun)	designate (noun)
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny

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

doom (verb)	designate (verb)
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law	design or destine
decree or designate beforehand	assign a name or title to
make certain of the failure or destruction of	decree or designate beforehand
	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)