Answer: The closest synonym for the word designating is Specifying
Step-by-step explanation:
portraying would be like displaying actions
depriving would be not supplying someone or something with sufficient amounts of something that they need
ceasing means end or coming to an end
Specifying would being explaning a decision or make a decion specific for example: My boss specifyed that I was head of security at the job I work since they were giving me a promotion.
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