nominate

verbadjectivenounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt//
United Kingdom//ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt//
United States//ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt//
United States//ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt//
Canada//ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt//

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

verb

1
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2
To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
3
To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
In the unlimited method, they are allowed to nominate as many or as few peers as they see fit for each question.
4
obsoleteTo 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)

Etymology

PIE word *h₁nómn̥ 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.

adjective

1
obsoleteNamed, called; nominated, appointed etc.
2
obsoleteMentioned by name, noted.
3
obsoleteNominated to an office.
an executor nominate / a nominate executor
4
obsoleteHaving a special name or mentioning a particular name.
5
nominotypical
the nominate subspecies

noun

1
obsoleteA nominee.

Forms

plural: nominates
past tense: nominated
past participle: nominated
present participle: nominating
third person singular: nominates

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nominate · To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

nominated · Having received a nomination.nomination · An act or instance of nominating.nominee · A person named, or designated, by another, to any office,…

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