design (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A representation in outline1. descriptio2. līneāmentum (pl.)II. The plan of anything as conceived by the mind1. descriptio2. dēsignātioIII. Purpose1. consĭlium2. instĭtūtum (an arranged scheme)3. inceptum (that which is actually begun)4. prōpŏsĭtum5. destĭnātio (a fixed d.)6. destĭnātum (like destinatio) • design (subs.): I. A representation in outline: 1. descriptio: Cic. 2. līneāmentum (pl.): v. outline. II. The plan of anything as conceived by the mind: 1. descriptio: the d. of the universe, rerum d., Cic. 2. dēsignātio: a d. for building, d. aedificandi, Cic. Phr.: the d. of the picture is good, *belle pictor rem posuit: v. to design (I., 4): to exceed my original d., formam propositi operis excedere, Vell. III. Purpose: 1. consĭlium: a d. is a well-considered plan of doing or not doing something, c. est aliquid faciendi aut non faciendi excogitata ratio, Cic.: to form a d., consilium inire, Caes.; capere, Cic. 2. instĭtūtum (an arranged scheme): in pursuance of his d., instituto suo, Caes.: Cic.: v. purpose, plan. 3. inceptum (that which is actually begun): v. undertaking. 4. prōpŏsĭtum: v. purpose. 5. destĭnātio (a fixed d.): Plin. 6. destĭnātum (like destinatio): Tac. Phr.: to nourish d.s against the state, *contra rempublicam sentire.