nominate

The adjective is first attested in 1450, in Middle English, the verb in 1545; partly from Middle English nominat(e) (“named, designated”), from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“to name”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from nōmen (“a name”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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

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

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)

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

• denominate
• nomination

nominate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, as a participle) Named, called; nominated, appointed etc.
2. (obsolete) Mentioned by name, noted.
3. (obsolete) Nominated to an office.

   an executor nominate / a nominate executor

4. (obsolete) Having a special name or mentioning a particular name.
5. (zoology) nominotypical

   the nominate subspecies

nominate (plural nominates) (obsolete)

1. A nominee.

• Timonean, antinome

nominate

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

nominate f pl

1. feminine plural of nominato

• monetina

nōmināte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of nōminō

nōmināte

1. vocative masculine singular of nōminātus

nominate

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