nominate
verboaggettivosostantivoattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito//ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt//
- Regno Unito//ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt//
- Stati Uniti//ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt//
- Stati Uniti//ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt//
- Canada//ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt//
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
verbo
- 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
obsoletoTo 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)
Etimologia
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.
aggettivo
- 1
obsoletoNamed, called; nominated, appointed etc.
- 2
obsoletoMentioned by name, noted.
- 3
obsoletoNominated to an office.
an executor nominate / a nominate executor
- 4
obsoletoHaving a special name or mentioning a particular name.
- 5
nominotypical
the nominate subspecies
sostantivo
- 1
obsoletoA nominee.
Forme
- plurale
- nominates
- passato
- nominated
- participio passato
- nominated
- participio presente
- nominating
- 3ª persona singolare
- nominates
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,…