Design Definition
dĭ-zīn
designed, designing, designs
verb
designed, designing, designs
To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent.
Design a good excuse for not attending the conference.
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To formulate a plan for; devise.
Designed a marketing strategy for the new product.
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To plan and carry out, esp. by artistic arrangement or in a skillful way.
Webster's New World
To make original plans, sketches, patterns, etc.; work as a designer.
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To form (plans, etc.) in the mind; contrive.
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Antonyms:
noun
designs
A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
American Heritage
A plan; scheme; project.
Webster's New World
An ornamental pattern.
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A thing planned for or outcome aimed at.
Webster's New World
A plan or sketch to work from; pattern.
A design for a house.
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Synonyms:
idiom
by design
- deliberately; purposely
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Design
- by design
Origin of Design
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From Old French designer, from Latin designō (“I mark out, point out, describe, design, contrive”), from de- (dis-) + signō (“I mark”), from signum (“mark”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English designen from Latin dēsignāre to designate designate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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