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
Fire
Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Common collocations
| time | designate time | fire time |
| bullet | designate bullet | fire bullet |
| ammunition | designate ammunition | fire ammunition |
| rifles | designate rifles | fire rifles |
Both words in one sentence
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Holding down the fire button when using one allows you to manually designate a target.
Source: Video Game / Sublevel Zero - Standard Sci-Fi Fleet - There's no specific classes, instead having the player designate custom classes based on the type of ship they create, but you can create ships that fire lasers, railguns, all varieties of missiles, carry large sensors, carry fighters and much more.
Source: Video Game / Aurora (4X)
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