"denominate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ [UK], /dɪˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ [US] Forms: denominates [present, singular, third-person], denominating [participle, present], denominated [participle, past], denominated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin denomino, denominatus. By surface analysis, de- + nominate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|denomino|denomino, denominatus}} Latin denomino, denominatus, {{surf|en|de-|nominate}} By surface analysis, de- + nominate Head templates: {{en-verb}} denominate (third-person singular simple present denominates, present participle denominating, simple past and past participle denominated)
  1. To name; to designate. Synonyms (to name): bename Translations (to name): наричам (naričam) (Bulgarian), именувам (imenuvam) (Bulgarian), nimetä (Finnish), denominar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-denominate-en-verb-uz63yhp9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'to name': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'to name': 96 4
  2. To express in a monetary unit. Translations (to express in a monetary unit): деноминирам (denominiram) (Bulgarian), noteerata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-denominate-en-verb-9mFw8luh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'to express in a monetary unit': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: call, clepe [archaic, dialectal], denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, nominate [obsolete], style, term Hypernyms: identify, reference Hyponyms: baptize, christen Related terms: denomination

Inflected forms

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