nominate

[ verb nom-uh-neyt; adjective nom-uh-nit ]
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verb (used with object),nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing.
  1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.

  2. to appoint to a duty or office.

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

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

  3. to name; designate.

  4. Obsolete. to specify.

adjective
  1. having a particular name.

Origin of nominate

1
1475–85; <Latin nōminātus (past participle of nōmināre to name, call by name), equivalent to nōmin- (stem of nōmen;see nomen) + -ātus-ate1

Other words for nominate

Other words from nominate

  • nom·i·na·tor, noun
  • re·nom·i·nate, verb (used with object), re·nom·i·nat·ed, re·nom·i·nat·ing.
  • un·nom·i·nat·ed, adjective

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How to use nominate in a sentence

  • The real nominator was the Pope or the King, whichever happened at the crisis to be in the ascendant.

    Old St. Paul's Cathedral | William Benham

British Dictionary definitions for nominate

nominate

verb(ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt) (mainly tr)
  1. to propose as a candidate, esp for an elective office

  2. to appoint to an office or position

  1. to name (someone) to act on one's behalf, esp to conceal one's identity

  2. (intr) Australian to stand as a candidate in an election

  3. archaic to name, entitle, or designate

adjective(ˈnɒmɪnɪt)
  1. rare having a particular name

Origin of nominate

1
C16: from Latin nōmināre to call by name, from nōmen name

Derived forms of nominate

  • nominator, noun

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