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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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