elevate vs designate

designate vs elevate

elevate is not an adjective while designate is an adjective.

elevate and designate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, designate is a hypernym of elevate; that is, designate is a word with a broader meaning than elevate:

elevate: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
designate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of elevate include assign, delegate, depute.

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

elevate (verb)	designate (verb)
raise in rank or condition	design or destine
raise from a lower to a higher position	assign a name or title to
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position	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)

Difference between elevate and designate

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