designatea.[L. designatus, p. p. of designare. See Design, v. t.] Designated; appointed; chosen.(Sir G. Buck.)v. t.1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.()2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.()3. To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; as, to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.()()