nominate
/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ · verb
Meaning
- To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
- To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
- To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
- To entitle, confer a name upon.
- Named, called; nominated, appointed etc.
- Mentioned by name, noted.
- Nominated to an office.
- Having a special name or mentioning a particular name.
- nominotypical
- A nominee.
Etymology / origin
PIE word *h₁nómn̥ 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.
- nōminātus(la)→
- nominat(enm)→
- nominate (English)
- Relations: inh, der
Related words
Descendant words
- nominer(French) (der)
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