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nominate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɔm.ə.næɪt/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈnɔm.ɪ.næɪt/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (as a participle, not-comparable, obsolete) Named, called; nominated, appointed etc.
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Mentioned by name, noted.
  3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Nominated to an office.
    • an executor nominate / a nominate executor
  4. (not-comparable, obsolete) Having a special name or mentioning a particular name.
  5. (not-comparable) nominotypical
    • the nominate subspecies

Deriveds

nominate contract · nominate executor

wikipedia: Early Modern English · wikipedia: Middle English

nominate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɔm.ə.næɪt/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈnɔm.ɪ.næɪt/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A nominee.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
nominates Number=Plur lexicographic

wikipedia: Early Modern English · wikipedia: Middle English

nominate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɔm.ə.næɪt/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈnɔm.ɪ.næɪt/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
  2. To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
  3. To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
    • In the unlimited method, they are allowed to nominate as many or as few peers as they see fit for each question. 2014-09-24, Rob Gommans and Antonius H. N. Cillessen, “Nominating under constraints: A systematic comparison of unlimited and limited peer nomination methodologies in elementary school”, in International Journal of Behavioral Development, volume 39, →DOI, page 77:
  4. (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)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
nominating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
nominated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
nominated Tense=Past lexicographic
nominates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

unnominated · nominately · disnominate · nominator · prenominate · renominate · nonnominated · nominatee

Relateds

denominate · nomination

Synonyms

bename (confer a name upon) · name (specify)

Translations (52)

fa نامیدن (to name someone for a particular role or position) · es nominar (to name someone for a particular role or position) · uk признача́ти (to name someone for a particular role or position) · be прызна́чыць (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ru назнача́ть (to name someone for a particular role or position) · pl nominować (to name someone for a particular role or position) · bg номини́рам (to name someone for a particular role or position) · gd ainmich (to name someone for a particular role or position) · tl ngalanin (to name someone for a particular role or position) · uk ви́значити (to name someone for a particular role or position) · km តែងតាំង (to name someone for a particular role or position) · mi whakaingoa (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ja 指名する (to name someone for a particular role or position) · is tilnefna (to name someone for a particular role or position) · vi đề cử (to name someone for a particular role or position) · tl isangalan (to name someone for a particular role or position) · el αναγορεύω (to name someone for a particular role or position) · be прызнача́ць (to name someone for a particular role or position) · mi tautapa (to name someone for a particular role or position) · cmn 提名 (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ca nominar (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ca nomenar (to name someone for a particular role or position) · cmn 指名 (to name someone for a particular role or position) · id menunjuk (to name someone for a particular role or position) · es postular (to name someone for a particular role or position) · fr nommer (to name someone for a particular role or position) · mk назна́чува (to name someone for a particular role or position) · mt innomina (to name someone for a particular role or position) · vi xướng danh (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ja ノミネートする (to name someone for a particular role or position) · uk визнача́ти (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ko 지명하다 (to name someone for a particular role or position) · fi asettaa ehdolle (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ru назна́чить (to name someone for a particular role or position) · pt nomear (to name someone for a particular role or position) · sk nominovať (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ko 노미네이트하다 (to name someone for a particular role or position) · be назна́чыць (to name someone for a particular role or position) · hu jelöl (to name someone for a particular role or position) · bg назнача́ (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ar عَيَّنَ (to name someone for a particular role or position) · cs nominovat (to name someone for a particular role or position) · fr nominer (to name someone for a particular role or position) · ar رَشَّحَ (to name someone for a particular role or position) · mk на́значи (to name someone for a particular role or position) · tl sangalanin (to name someone for a particular role or position) · be назнача́ць (to name someone for a particular role or position) · bg назнача́вам (to name someone for a particular role or position) · de nominieren (to name someone for a particular role or position) · mk номини́ра (to name someone for a particular role or position) · uk призна́чити (to name someone for a particular role or position) · da nominere (to name someone for a particular role or position)

wikipedia: Early Modern English · wikipedia: Middle English