The verb is pronounced /dezɪgneɪt/. The adjective is pronounced /dezɪgnət/.
( designated)
1.
When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name.
...a man interviewed in one of our studies whom we shall designate as E...
There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark...
I live in Exmoor, which is designated as a national park.
VERB : V n as n , V n n , V-ed
2.
If something is designated for a particular purpose, it is set aside for that purpose.
Some of the rooms were designated as offices.
...scholarships designated for minorities...
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed as/for n , V-ed
3.
When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
Designate someone as the spokesperson...
VERB : V n as n
4.
Designate is used to describe someone who has been formally chosen to do a particular job, but has not yet started doing it.
Japan’s Prime Minister-designate is completing his Cabinet today.
ADJ : n ADJ