Both Uses
designate
in
The Hot Zone
(Edited)
- There were twelve monkey rooms in the monkey house, and they were designated by the letters A through L. Two of the monkeys that arrived on October 4 were dead in their crates.
p. 163.6 *designated = signified (indicated in a particular way)
- He's the designated team leader.
p. 229.8 *designated = assigned
Definitions:
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(1)
(designate as in: designated driver) assign someone or something for a particular purpose
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(2)
(designate as in: designated by a star on the map) indicate or signify (show something in a particular way)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)