verb
- Assign a name or title to.
- synonyms: designate, denominate
- Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person.
- Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively.
- usage: "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
- Decree or designate beforehand.
- usage: "She was destined to become a great pianist"
- Design or destine.
- usage: "She was intended to become the director"
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