Hyphenation of designate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word designate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

des-ig-nate

Definitions of designate:

1.
Assign a name or title to
2.
Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
3.
Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing
Either spatially or figuratively I showed the customer the glove section He pointed to the empty parking space He indicated his opponents
4.
Decree or designate beforehand
She was destined to become a great pianist
5.
Design or destine
She was intended to become the director
6.
Appointed but not yet installed in office

Synonyms of designate:

adj incoming
verb denominate
verb delegate, depute, assign, appoint, charge
verb destine, fate, doom, ordain
verb intend, destine, specify, plan

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