reflect vs designate

designate vs reflect

reflect is not an adjective while designate is an adjective.

reflect and designate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of reflect include indicate, point, show.

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

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

Difference between reflect and designate

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