nominate — nom‧i‧nate [ˈnɒmneɪt ǁ ˈnɑː ] verb [transitive] 1. to officially suggest that someone should have a job, position, or prize: nominate somebody for something • No one has yet been nominated for the post. nominate somebody as something • John S.… … Financial and business terms
nominate — nom·i·nate 1 / nä mə nət, ˌnāt/ adj [Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare to call by name, from nomin nomen name] in the civil law of Louisiana: having a special or certain name compare innominate nom·i·nate 2 / nä mə ˌnāt/ vt nat·ed,… … Law dictionary
nominate — (v.) 1540s, to call by name, back formation from NOMINATION (Cf. nomination) or else from L. nominatus, pp. of nominare to name, call by name, give a name to, also name for office, from nomen name (see NAME (Cf. name) (n.)). Later to appoint to… … Etymology dictionary
nominate — *designate, name, elect, appoint Analogous words: propose, *intend, mean, purpose: present, tender, *offer, proffer … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nominate — [v] designate, select appoint, assign, call, choose, cognominate, commission, decide, denominate, draft, elect, elevate, empower, intend, make, mean, name, offer, present, proffer, propose, purpose, put down for, put up, recommend, slate, slot,… … New thesaurus
nominate — ► VERB 1) put forward as a candidate for election or for an honour or award. 2) appoint to a job or position. 3) specify formally. DERIVATIVES nomination noun nominator noun. ORIGIN Latin nominare to name … English terms dictionary
nominate — [näm′ə nāt΄] vt. nominated, nominating [< L nominatus, pp. of nominare, to name < nomen, NAME] 1. Now Rare to name, call, or designate 2. to name or appoint to an office or position 3. a) to name as a candidate for election or appointment;… … English World dictionary
nominate */ — UK [ˈnɒmɪneɪt] / US [ˈnɑmɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms nominate : present tense I/you/we/they nominate he/she/it nominates present participle nominating past tense nominated past participle nominated 1) to officially suggest that someone… … English dictionary
nominate — verb (T) 1 to officially suggest someone for an important position, duty, or prize: nominate sb for sth: He was nominated for the Nobel Prize. | nominate sb as BrE: I wish to nominate Jane Morrison as president of the club. | nominate sb to do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nominate — verb ADVERB ▪ formally, officially VERB + NOMINATE ▪ ask sb to, invite sb to ▪ Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
