mean vs designate

designate vs mean

mean is a noun but designate is not a noun.

mean and designate both are adjectives.

mean and designate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of mean include destine, intend, specify.

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

mean (adjective)	designate (adjective)
of no value or worth	appointed but not yet installed in office
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

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

Difference between mean and designate

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