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nom·i·nate

Audio Help [v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit] Pronunciation Key verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing, adjective

–verb (used with object)

1.	to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.

2.	to appoint to a duty or office.

3.	to propose for an honor, award, or the like.

4.	Horse Racing. to register (a horse) as an entry in a race.

5.	to name; designate.

6.	Obsolete. to specify.

–adjective

7.	having a particular name.

[Origin: 1475–85; < L nōminātus (ptp. of nōmināre to name, call by name), equiv. to nōmin- (s. of nōmen; see nomen) + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Related forms

nom·i·na·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. pick, choose.

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nom·i·nate Audio Help (nŏm'ə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates

To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election.
To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. See Synonyms at appoint.

[Latin nōmināre, nōmināt-, to name, from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

nom'i·na'tor n.

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nominate
verb
1.	propose as a candidate for some honor
2.	put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
3.	charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: name]
4.	create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: appoint]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nominate [ˈnomineit] verb

to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc
Example: They nominated him as captain.

Arabic:	يُسَمّي، يُرَشِّح
Chinese (Simplified):	提名, 推荐
Chinese (Traditional):	提名, 推薦
Czech:	jmenovat
Danish:	nominere; foreslå som
Dutch:	benoemen
Estonian:	(kohale) esitama
Finnish:	nimittää
French:	nommer
German:	ernennen
Greek:	προτείνω, υποδεικνύω κπ. (για αξίωμα)
Hungarian:	jelöl
Icelandic:	útnefna; tilnefna
Indonesian:	menunjuk sebagai
Italian:	nominare

Japanese:	指命する
Korean:	…을 지명 추천하다, 후보로 공천하다
Latvian:	izvirzīt, *nosaukt kandidātu
Lithuanian:	paskirti, iškelti kandidatu
Norwegian:	nominere, innstille
Polish:	mianować
Portuguese (Brazil):	nomear
Portuguese (Portugal):	nomear
Romanian:	a numi; a propune, a nominaliza
Russian:	выставлять, предлагать кандидатура
Slovak:	vymenovať
Slovenian:	imenovati
Spanish:	nombrar
Swedish:	nominera, föreslå
Turkish:	aday göstermek

See also: nomination, nominee

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Nominate

De*nom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Denominating.] [L. denominatus, p. p. of denominare to name; de- + nominare to call by name. See Nominate.] To give a name to; to characterize by an epithet; to entitle; to name; to designate.

Passions commonly denominating selfish. --Hume.

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