Choose and Designate

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Choose

Choose verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: choose a computer that best suits your needs

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Designate is a synonym for choose in pick topic. In some cases you can use "Designate" instead a verb "Choose", when it comes to topics like set.

Nearby Words: choosy, choosing, choosey, chooser

Designate

Designate verb - To decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority.

Usage example: the designated time for the meeting

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Choose is a synonym for designate in appoint topic. You can use "Choose" instead a verb "Designate", if it concerns topics such as select, specify as selection.

Nearby Words: design, designed, designation, designated, designating

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character	choose character	designate character
time	choose time	designate time
characters	choose characters	designate characters
location	choose location	designate location
Other words: story, words, leader, target, successor, gender, targets.

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At the nadir of his madness, one isn't even allowed to abstain from the debate; choose a side or he'll choose it for you and designate you an enemy.

Source: Black and White Insanity
If the king doesn't designate an heir, it's up to the surviving members of the royal family to choose one.

Source: Offered the Crown
In the case of both Mass Effect and Dragon Age, BioWare, to varying degrees of success, attempts to not officially designate a character the 'proper' love interest—every player is free to choose who their love interest is, making any conflict inherently pointless.

Source: Ship To Ship Combat / Video Games

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