1 de·sign verb \di-ˈzīn\ To plan and make decisions about [something]; to plan and make [something] for a specific use or purpose, or no purpose at all; to think of [something, such as a plan]; to plan [something]. ORIGIN - late Middle English as a verb in the sense 'to designate'; from Latin designare 'to designate', reinforced by French désigner; the noun is via French from Italian. TL;DR - to designate. --- Copied -dev, -ux, and -teachers once for relevance but, should there be, responses live on -talk. Wordlife, Spencer