nominate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (I name), from nōmen (a name).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/, /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈnɑm.ɪ.neɪt/, /ˈnɑm.ə.neɪt/

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to nominate

Third person singular
nominates

Simple past
nominated

Past participle
nominated

Present participle
nominating

to nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)

  1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
  2. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
    • 1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

[edit] Translations


[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

nominate

  1. Second-person plural present tense of nominare.
  2. Second-person plural imperative of nominare.
  3. Feminine plural of nominato.

[edit] Latin

[edit] Participle

nōmināte

  1. vocative masculine singular of nōminātus
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