nom·i·nate
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Audio Help [v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit] Pronunciation Key verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
–adjective
| 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. |
| 7. | having a particular name. |
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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 | |
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] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
nominate [ˈnomineit] verb
to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc
Example: They nominated him as captain.
See also: nomination, nomineeExample: They nominated him as captain.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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