design

de•sign

[[t]dɪˈzaɪn[/t]] v. t.

1) to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed):

to design a new bridge[/ex]

2) to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully

3) to intend for a definite purpose:

a scholarship designed for foreign students[/ex]

4) to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:

The prisoner designed an intricate escape[/ex]

5) to assign in thought or intention; purpose:

to design to be a veterinarian[/ex]

6) to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans

7) to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc

8) an outline, sketch, or scheme of something to be executed or constructed, as a work of art or a building

9) organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition

10)

a) the combination of details or features of something executed or constructed:

the design of the master bedroom[/ex]

b) a pattern or motif:

the design on a bracelet[/ex]

11)

a) the art of designing

b) the art or profession of decorative design

12) a plan or project:

a design for a new process[/ex]

13) a plot or intrigue

14) designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme with evil or selfish motives:

to have designs on someone's property[/ex]

15) intention; purpose; end

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L dēsignāre to mark out