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nom·i·nate
I. \ˈnämənə̇t, -məˌnāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Latin nominatus (past participle)
1. Roman & civil law : having a special or certain name : being a contract involving the delivery of a property for which the actual property or similar property was to be returned (as in the case of a loan, deposit, or pledge — distinguished from innominate
2. : appointed to an office — chiefly used in Scots law of a tutor appointed by a father or since 1886 by a mother in a will or some other sufficient writing
3. : being the first named and by rule a tautonymic subdivision of a species
< Icterus cucullatus cucullatus is a nominate race >
< the nominate race of this oriole — Condor >
II. \ˈnäməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name
1.
a. : to call by some name or title : designate, name, denominate
< the first of the commonly so nominated explorers of the American Arctic — Vilhajalmur Stefansson >
b. : to mention by name : give the name of : call or name off
< nominate … all the islets of the sound would entail a couple of hours' work — A.A.MacGregor >
< becomes more and more difficult to nominate the real criminals — R.H.S.Crossman >
2.
a.
(1) : to appoint to an office or place
< the person nominated by the deceased's will as his executor — Edward Jenks >
(2) : to propose by name for office as a preliminary to appointment upon approval or confirmation by some person or body
< the President … shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors — U.S. Constitution >
b.
(1) : to propose, select, or formally enter by any of various methods (as the caucus, the convention, the primary, or petition) as a candidate for public office
(2) : to propose or enter as a candidate for a nonpublic office
< nominated for club chairman but lost by a few votes >
3. obsolete : fix, specify
< let the forfeit be nominated — Shakespeare >
4. : to put forward or propose formally or informally for some honor, eminence, or status
< do not share the taste that nominates these poems for greatness — A.S.Stein >
< nominate him as the best model football player of 1952 — Eddie Beachler >
5.
a.
(1) : to select (as a bull) for the serving of a particular female
(2) : to request service for (as a mare) from a particular male : offer to book service for — used with to
< the mare should be nominated to a stallion whose qualities complement her own >
6. : to enter (a horse) in a race
Synonyms: see designate |