Designate vs License - What's the difference?
designate | license |
Designated; appointed; chosen.
To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
* 1912 , Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
(label) A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
(label) The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
(label) Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
(label) Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
* 1936 , , The Story of Civilization , page 520:
(label) An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.
The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
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As verbs the difference between designate and license
is that designate is to mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters who are to be arrested while license is the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.As an adjective designate
is designated; appointed; chosen.As a noun license is
(label) a legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.designate
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Adjective
(-)Verb
(designat)- "Yes, let 'Sister' Davis have a whack at it too," urged George Bland. Tom Davis, who was Joe Matson's particular chum, was designated "Sister" because, in an incautious moment, when first coming to Excelsior Hall, he had shown a picture of his very pretty sister, Mabel.
Synonyms
* name * denominate * style * entitle * characterize * describe * denoteDerived terms
* designated driver * designated hitterExternal links
* * ----license
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Alternative forms
* (UK) licence (noun)Noun
- Even if you bought this product, it does NOT belong to you. You have a license to use it under the terms of this agreement, until you breach this agreement.
- When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near.
Usage notes
* In British English, Canadian English, Australian English, Irish English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelt licence'' and the verb is ''license . * The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.Verb
(licens)T time, passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.}}