Designate
Designate verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.
Usage example: he has yet to designate his successor as head of the firm
Expel
Expel verb - To drive or force out.
Common collocations
| boy | designate boy | expel boy |
| structure | designate structure | expel structure |
| characters | designate characters | expel characters |
| creatures | designate creatures | expel creatures |
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Expel and Designate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/designate/expel
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