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What suffixes can you add to the word design?

Here are some suffixes you can add to the word "design" and what they mean:

Nouns:

* -er: A person who designs something. (designer)

* -ing: The act or process of designing. (designing)

* -ment: The act, process, or result of designing. (designment - less common)

* -ate: A person who designs something. (designate - used more as a verb, but can be a noun)

* -ation: The act or process of designing. (designation)

* -ee: A person who is being designed for. (designee)

Verbs:

* -able: Capable of being designed. (designable)

* -ed: Past tense of the verb "to design". (designed)

* -ing: Present participle of the verb "to design". (designing)

* -er: Comparative form of the verb "to design". (designer - less common)

* -est: Superlative form of the verb "to design". (designest - archaic)

Adjectives:

* -ful: Full of design or characterized by design. (designful)

* -less: Without design or lacking in design. (designless)

* -ed: Having been designed. (designed)

* -ing: In the process of being designed. (designing)

Other:

* -wise: In the manner of design. (designwise)

* -ology: The study of design. (designology)

The specific suffix you choose will depend on the meaning you want to convey and the grammatical context of your sentence.

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