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Thesaurus: nominate

To mention by name; to name.

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  1. v. t. To mention by name; to name.
  2. v. t. To call; to entitle; to denominate.
  3. v. t. To set down in express terms; to state.
  4. v. t. 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.
  5. v. propose as a candidate for some honor
  6. v. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
  7. v. charge with a function; charge to be
  8. v. create and charge with a task or function
  9. 1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.] To nominate them all, it is impossible. Shak. 2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] Spenser. 3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.] Is it so noiminated in the bond Shak. 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.
  10. v:100 v. propose as a candidate for some honor v. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position