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de-sign (di zin') vt. [[ME designen <
designare (dez' ig na re), to mark
out, define <de-, out, from + signare, to mark <signum,
a mark, SIGN]]
1
to make preliminary sketches of; sketch a pattern or outline for;
plan
2 to plan and carry out, esp. by artistic
arrangement or in a skillful way
3 to form (plans, etc.) in the mind; contrive
4 to plan to do; purpose; intend
5 to intend or set apart for some purpose - vi.
1
to make designs
2 to make original plans, sketches, patterns, etc;
work as a designer _n. [[Fr dessein
, It desegno < disignare < designare]] 1
a plan; scheme; project 2 purpose; intention; aim
3 a thing planned for or outcome aimed at
4 development according to a plan [to find
a design in history]
5 a plan or sketch to work from; pattern [a
design for a house]
6 the art of making designs or patterns
7 the arrangement of parts, details, form color, etc. so as
to produce an artistic unit; artistic invention [the design of a
rug]
8 a finished artistic work or decoration _SYN.
INTEND, PLAN_by design deliberately, purposely
Dezignaré
originates
from the Latin word for design
and is pronounced (Dee-Zig-Na-Ray).
As the word "design" passed through the French language it became
enunciated as we commonly use it today
(Di Zine).
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