promote vs designate

designate vs promote

promote is not an adjective while designate is an adjective.

promote and designate both are verbs.

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

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

promote: 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 promote include assign, delegate, depute.

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

promote (verb)	designate (verb)
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)	design or destine
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent	assign a name or title to
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece	decree or designate beforehand
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
contribute to the progress or growth of	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Difference between promote and designate

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