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nom⋅i⋅nate
[v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit]
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. |
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nom·i·nate (nŏm'ə-nāt') tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates
[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
Nom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nominating.] [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.]1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.] To nominate them all, it is impossible. --Shak. 2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.] Is it so noiminated in the bond? --Shak. 4. To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.
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Language Translation for : nominate
Spanish:
nombrar,
German:
ernennen,
Japanese:
指命する
Main Entry: nom·i·nate
Pronunciation: 'nä-m&-n&t, -"nAt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare to call by name, from nomin- nomen name
in the civil law of Louisiana : having a special or certain name —compare INNOMINATE
Main Entry: nom·i·nate
Pronunciation: 'nä-m&-"nAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed; -nat·ing
1 : to appoint or propose for appointment to an office, position, or place
2 : to propose as a candidate for election to office —nom·i·na·tion /"nä-m&-'nA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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əˌneɪt
-men- in Indo-European roots.]