All 5 Uses of
designate
in
The Giver
- The little girl nodded and looked down at herself, at the jacket with its row of large buttons that designated her as a Seven.
p. 40.8 *designated = indicated
- Number One — her name was Madeline — returned, finally, amidst applause, to her seat, wearing the new badge that designated her Fish Hatchery Attendant.
p. 53.1
- "For example," she said, smiling, "we did not consider for an instant designating Asher an Instructor of Threes." ... The Instructors of Threes were in charge of the acquisition of correct language.
p. 54.3 *designating = assigning
- A name designated Not-to-Be-Spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace.
p. 67.7designated = assigned or chosen
- "I go in here, Jonas," Fiona told him when they reached the front door of the House of the Old after parking their bicycles in the designated area.
p. 72.1designated = 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)