'Nominate' definitions:

Definition of 'nominate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: nominate, put up, put forward]
verb
Put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" [syn: nominate, propose]
verb
Charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: name, nominate, make]
verb
Create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: appoint, name, nominate, constitute]

Definition of 'Nominate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'nominate'

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