Definitions for nominate
ˈnɒm əˌneɪt; -nɪtnom·i·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nominate, put up, put forwardverb

   propose as a candidate for some honor

2. nominate, proposeverb

   put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position

   "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

3. name, nominate, makeverb

   charge with a function; charge to be

   "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

4. appoint, name, nominate, constituteverb

   create and charge with a task or function

   "nominate a committee"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. nominateverb

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

2. nominateverb

   To entitle, confer a name upon.

3. Etymology: From nominatus, perfect passive participle of nomino, from nomen.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To NOMINATEverb

   Etymology: nomino, Latin.

   1. To name; to mention by name.

   Suddenly to nominate them all,
   It is impossible. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. iii.

   One lady, I may civilly spare to nominate, for her sex’s sake, whom he termed the spider of the court. Henry Wotton.

   2. To entitle.

   Aread, old father, why of late
   Didst thou behight me born of English blood,
   Whom all a fairy’s son doen nominate. Fairy Q.

   3. To set down; to appoint by name.

   If you repay me not on such a day, let the forfeit
   Be nominated for an equal pound
   Of your fair flesh to be cut off. William Shakespeare.

   Never having intended, never designed any heir in that sense, we cannot expect he should nominate or appoint any person to it. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nominate

   Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. A collection of nominees narrowed from the full list of candidates is a short list.

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1. nominate

   To nominate is to formally suggest or propose someone or something for a position, role, task, award, or consideration. This act usually implies a recommendation or endorsement of the individual or item in question. It is often used in the context of politics, positions of leadership, appointments, and various types of awards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nominateverb

   to mention by name; to name

2. Nominateverb

   to call; to entitle; to denominate

3. Nominateverb

   to set down in express terms; to state

4. Nominateverb

   to name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place

5. Etymology: [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nominate

   nom′in-āt, v.t. to name: to mention by name: to appoint: to propose by name, as for an office or for an appointment.—adv. Nom′inātely, by name.—ns. Nom′inātion, the act or power of nominating: state of being nominated; Nom′inātion-game, in billiards, a game in which the player has to name beforehand what stroke he is leading.—adjs. Nominātī′val; Nom′inātive, naming: (gram.) applied to the case of the subject.—n. the naming case, the case in which the subject is expressed.—adv. Nom′inātively.—n. Nom′inātor, one who nominates.—Nominative absolute, a grammatical construction in which we have a subject (noun or pronoun) combined with a participle, but not connected with a finite verb or governed by any other words, as 'All being well, I will come.' [L. nomināre, -ātum, to name—nomen.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nominate' in Verbs Frequency: #1100

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Anagrams for nominate »

1. Timonean

2. antinome

How to pronounce nominate?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Karen

   Australian

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How to say nominate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nominate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nominate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of nominate in a Sentence

1. Mitt Romney:

   If the other candidates can find common ground, I believe we can nominate a person who can win the general election and who will represent the values and policies of conservatism.

2. April Reign:

   What I’m doing is attempting to amplify the discussion, the Academy can only nominate quality work that is made, so the onus still has to be on Hollywood to put those films out there.

3. Marco Rubio:

   As we look ahead, it must be a priority of the next president to nominate judges and justices committed to applying the Constitution as written and originally understood.

4. Pasu Tivorat:

   If we nominate Hillary, then she can continue to abuse her base, every progressive idea we come up with they throw under the bus.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   Elections have consequences, the President has a responsibility to nominate a new justice and the Senate has a responsibly to vote. And all of us Democrats we have a responsibly to make sure a Republican doesn't win in November and rip away all of the progress we have made together.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nominate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nominate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nominate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nominate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nominate
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nominate