Designate and Select

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

Select is a synonym for designate in choose topic. In some cases you can use "Select" instead a verb "Designate", when it comes to topics like assign, appoint.

Select

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Usage example: selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship

Designate is a synonym for select in choose topic. You can use "Designate" instead a verb "Select", if it concerns topics such as assign.

Common collocations

character designate character select character
champion designate champion select champion
characters designate characters select characters
location designate location select location
Other words: monster, target, gender, classes, targets.
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