de·sign di-'zIn
verb
Etymology: Middle English, to outline, indicate, mean, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French designer to designate, from Medieval Latin designare, from Latin, to mark out, from de- + signare to mark — more at SIGN |
transitive verb
1 to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : DEVISE, CONTRIVE
2 a: to conceive and plan out in the mind b: to have as a purpose : INTEND c: to devise for a specific function or end |
intransitive verb
1 to conceive or execute a plan
2 to draw, lay out, or prepare a design -
de·sign·ed·ly /-'zI-n&d-lE/ adverb |