regiment vs designate

designate vs regiment

regiment is a noun but designate is not a noun.

regiment is not an adjective while designate is an adjective.

regiment and designate both are verbs.

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

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

regiment: assign to a regiment
designate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of regiment include assign, delegate, depute.

regiment (noun)	designate (noun)
army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.

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

regiment (verb)	designate (verb)
assign to a regiment	design or destine
form (military personnel) into a regiment	assign a name or title to
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization	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 regiment and designate

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