nominate
[verb nom-uh-neyt; adjective nom-uh-nit]
- to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
- to appoint to a duty or office.
- to propose for an honor, award, or the like.
- Horse Racing. to register (a horse) as an entry in a race.
- to name; designate.
- Obsolete. to specify.
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- having a particular name.
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Origin of nominate
Synonyms
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nominate
- to propose as a candidate, esp for an elective office
- to appoint to an office or position
- to name (someone) to act on one's behalf, esp to conceal one's identity
- (intr) Australian to stand as a candidate in an election
- archaic to name, entitle, or designate
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- rare having a particular name
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin nōmināre to call by name, from nōmen name
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Word Origin and History for nominator
n.
1650s, from Late Latin nominator, from Latin nominat-, past participle stem of nominare (see nominate).
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nominate
v.
1540s, "to call by name," back-formation from nomination or else from Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare "to name, call by name, give a name to," also "name for office,"" from nomen "name" (see name (n.)). Later "to appoint to some office or duty" (1560s); "to formally enter (someone) as a candidate for election" (c.1600). It also occasionally was used from c.1600 with a sense "give a name to." Related: Nominated; nominating.
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