de-nominate

verb (used with object), de·nom·i·nat·ed, de·nom·i·nat·ing.

to give a name to; denote; designate.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin dēnōminātus (past participle of dēnōmināre), equivalent to dē- de- + nōminātus; see nominate

Related forms

un·de·nom·i·nat·ed, adjective

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denominate

—vb
1.	(tr) to give a specific name to; designate

—*adj*
2.	maths (of a number) representing a multiple of a unit of measurement: 4 is the denominate number in 4 miles

[C16: from de- + Latin nōmināre to call by name; see nominate]

de'nominable

—*adj*

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denominate

1550s, from L. denominat-, pp. stem of denominare "to name" (see denomination).

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