Nominating

Nominating
Nominate Nom"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nominated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nominating}.] [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See {Name}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

To nominate them all, it is impossible. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Is it so nominated in the bond? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. 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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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