verb
de·sign di-ˈzīn
designed; designing; designs
Synonyms of design
transitive verb
1: to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : DEVISE, CONTRIVE design a system for tracking inventory
2a: to conceive and plan out in the mind – he designed the perfect crime
b: to have as a purpose : INTEND – she designed to excel in her studies
c: to devise for a specific function or end – a book designed primarily as a college textbook;
a suitcase designed to hold a laptop computer
3 archaic : to indicate with a distinctive mark, sign, or name
4a: to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of… a curious woman whose dresses always looked as if they had been designed in a rage …—Oscar Wilde
b: to draw the plans for – design a building; designing a new bike