Definition of by design
:according to plan :by intention
- The motor is loud by design.
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: to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : devise, contrive
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: to conceive and plan out in the mind
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: to have as a purpose : intend
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: a particular purpose or intention held in view by an individual or group
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: deliberate purposive planning
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: a mental project or scheme in which means to an end are laid down
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