nominate

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/, /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/, /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/, /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈnɔm.ɪ.næɪt/, /ˈnɔm.ə.næɪt/ === Verb === nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated) To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office. (billiards) To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name. (sociology) To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description. (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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== denominate nomination ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === nominate (not comparable) (obsolete, as a participle) Named, called; nominated, appointed etc. (obsolete) Mentioned by name, noted. (obsolete) Nominated to an office. an executor nominate / a nominate executor (obsolete) Having a special name or mentioning a particular name. (zoology) nominotypical ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === nominate (plural nominates) (obsolete) A nominee. === Anagrams === Timonean, antinome == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== nominate inflection of nominare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== nominate f pl feminine plural of nominato === Anagrams === monetina == Latin == === Verb === nōmināte second-person plural present active imperative of nōminō === Participle === nōmināte vocative masculine singular of nōminātus == Spanish == === Verb === nominate second-person singular voseo imperative of nominar combined with te