nominate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“I name”), from nōmen (“a name”).
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nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)
- To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
- (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
to name someone for a particular role or position
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
nominate
- second-person plural present indicative of nominare
- second-person plural imperative of nominare
- Feminine plural of nominato
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[edit] Latin
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nōmināte
- second-person plural present active imperative of nōminō
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nōmināte
- vocative masculine singular of nōminātus