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Pronunciation : Nom"i*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Nominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nominating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913