denominate
verb (used with object)
to give a name to; denote; designate.
has denominated
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present perfectof denominate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Paulson has denominated some share classes of his funds in gold, something that at least doubled their gain last year relative to the dollar-denominated shares, according to a performance report sent to clients this month.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 31, 2011
This state of the body, which is opposite to the former, Dr. Brown has denominated asthenic.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Thomas Garnett
Signor Gastaldi has shown that all the ponds in that area consist exclusively of what M. de Mortillet has denominated morainic lakes, i.e. caused by barriers of glacier-mud and stones.
From The Antiquity of Man by Sir Charles Lyell
The dress of the Arctic Highlanders, as Captain Ross has denominated the people of this country, consists of three pieces, which are all comprised in the name of tunic.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by William Bingley
The poets whom Dr. Johnson has denominated metaphysical, such as Donne, Jonson, and Cowley, bear a strong resemblance to the Persians on the subject of love.
From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 by Richard James Horatio Gottheil
