nominate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“I name”), from nōmen (“a name”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/, /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/, /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/

Verb

nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)

1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2. (cue sports) To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
3. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
   • 1658: the City of Norwich was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

Synonyms

• (confer a name upon): bename; see also Thesaurus:denominate
• (specify): name; see also Thesaurus:specify

Related terms

• denominate
• nomination

Translations

Adjective

nominate (not comparable)

1. (zoology) nominotypical

   the nominate subspecies

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Timonean, antinome

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

nominate

1. inflection of nominare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

nominate f pl

1. feminine plural of nominato

Anagrams

• monetina

Latin

Verb

nōmināte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of nōminō

Participle

nōmināte

1. vocative masculine singular of nōminātus

Spanish

Verb

nominate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of nominar combined with te