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nom⋅i⋅nate

  [v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective
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–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 -ate 1

Related forms:
nom⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. pick, choose.
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nom·i·nate   (nŏm'ə-nāt')   
tr.v.   nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates
  1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election.
  2. 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

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
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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 nominated an executor of the will> nominate and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors —U.S. Constitution article II>
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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