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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NOMINATE, v.t. [L. Name. See Name.]
1. To name; to mention by name.
2. To call; to entitle; to denominate.
3. To name or designate by name for an office or place; to appoint; as, to nominate an heir or an executor.
4. Usually, to name for an election, choice or appointment; to proposed by name, or offer the name of a person as a candidate for an office or place. This is the principal use of the word in the United States; as in a public assembly, where men are to be selected and chosen to office, any member of the assembly or meeting nominates, that is, proposes to the chairman the name of a person whom he desires to have elected.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: nominate, put up, put forward]
2: 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]
3: 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]
4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: appoint, name, nominate, constitute]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-nated; -nating) Etymology: Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name Date: 1545 1. designate, name 2. a. to appoint or propose for appointment to an office or place b. to propose as a candidate for election to office c. to propose for an honor <nominate her for player of the year> 3. to enter (a horse) in a race • nominatable adjective • nominator noun • nominee noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 propose (a candidate) for election. 2 appoint to an office (a board of six nominated and six elected members). 3 name or appoint (a date or place). 4 mention by name. 5 call by the name of, designate. Derivatives: nominator n. Etymology: L nominare nominat- (as NOMINAL)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(nominates, nominating, nominated) 1. If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it. Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs... The public will be able to nominate candidates for awards such as the MBE. ...a presidential decree nominating him as sports ambassador. = propose VERB: be V-ed, V n for n, V n as n, also V n, V n to-inf 2. If you nominate someone to a job or position, you formally choose them to hold that job or position. Voters will choose fifty of the seventy five deputies. The Emir will nominate the rest... The EU would nominate two members to the committee... He was nominated by the African National Congress as one of its team at the Groote Sehuur talks... It is legally possible for an elderly person to nominate someone to act for them, should they become incapable of looking after themselves. = appoint VERB: V n, V n to n, be V-ed as n, V n to-inf, also V n as n, V n n 3. If someone or something such as an actor or a film is nominated for an award, someone formally suggests that they should be given that award. Practically every movie he made was nominated for an Oscar. ...a campaign to nominate the twice World Champion as Sports Personality of the Year. = put forward VERB: be V-ed for n, V n as n, also V n for n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Name for an office, propose as a candidate, designate for appointment or election.

Moby Thesaurus

appoint, assign, back, back up, baptize, call, choose, christen, define, denominate, designate, dub, elect, endorse, entitle, finger, forward, identify, intend, label, make, mean, name, name for office, nickname, offer, ordain, ordinate, present, proffer, propose, purpose, put forth, put forward, put up, recommend, run, run for office, select, specify, style, submit, suggest, support, tab, tag, tap, tender, term, title, vote