"nominate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ [UK], /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ [UK], /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ [US], /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nominate.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“I name”), from nōmen (“a name”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nōminātus}} Latin nōminātus, {{m|la|nōminō||I name}} nōminō (“I name”), {{m|la|nōmen||a name}} nōmen (“a name”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nominate (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) nominotypical Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology Derived forms: nominate contract, nominate executor
    Sense id: en-nominate-en-adj-FPOU8Ttm Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ [UK], /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ [UK], /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ [US], /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nominate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nominates [present, singular, third-person], nominating [participle, present], nominated [participle, past], nominated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“I name”), from nōmen (“a name”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nōminātus}} Latin nōminātus, {{m|la|nōminō||I name}} nōminō (“I name”), {{m|la|nōmen||a name}} nōmen (“a name”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)
  1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office. Translations (to name someone for a particular role or position): رَشَّحَ (raššaḥa) (Arabic), عَيَّنَ (ʕayyana) (Arabic), назнача́ць (naznačácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), назна́чыць (naznáčycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), прызнача́ць (pryznačácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), прызна́чыць (pryznáčycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), номини́рам (nominíram) [imperfective, perfective] (Bulgarian), назнача́вам (naznačávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), назнача́ (naznačá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), nominar (Catalan), nomenar (Catalan), 提名 (tímíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 指名 (zhǐmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), nominovat [imperfective, perfective] (Czech), nominere (Danish), asettaa ehdolle (Finnish), nommer (French), nominieren (German), αναγορεύω (anagorévo) (Greek), jelöl (Hungarian), tilnefna (Icelandic), menunjuk (Indonesian), 指名する (shimei suru) (alt: しめいする) (Japanese), ノミネートする (nominēto suru) (Japanese), តែងតាំង (taengtang) (Khmer), 지명하다 (jimyeonghada) (Korean), 노미네이트하다 (nomineiteuhada) (Korean), назна́чува (naznáčuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), на́значи (náznači) [perfective] (Macedonian), номини́ра (nominíra) [imperfective, perfective] (Macedonian), innomina (Maltese), whakaingoa (Maori), tautapa (Maori), نامیدن (nâmidan) (Persian), nominować [imperfective, perfective] (Polish), nomear (Portuguese), назнача́ть (naznačátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), назна́чить (naznáčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ainmich (Scottish Gaelic), nominovať [imperfective, perfective] (Slovak), postular (Spanish), nominar (Spanish), isangalan (Tagalog), sangalanin (Tagalog), ngalanin (Tagalog), визнача́ти (vyznačáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́значити (význačyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), признача́ти (pryznačáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), призна́чити (pryznáčyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), đề cử (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-nominate-en-verb-aABCN3Kg Disambiguation of 'to name someone for a particular role or position': 57 29 15
  2. (cue sports) To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name. Synonyms (specify): name
    Sense id: en-nominate-en-verb-1yp2~XJ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 70 3 Disambiguation of 'specify': 13 74 13
  3. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (confer a name upon): bename
    Sense id: en-nominate-en-verb--PnVKecE Disambiguation of 'confer a name upon': 16 19 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: denominate, specify Related terms: denominate, nomination

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          "word": "menunjuk"
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          "alt": "しめいする",
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          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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          "code": "km",
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          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jimyeonghada",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "지명하다"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nomineiteuhada",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "roman": "náznači",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "tautapa"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nâmidan",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "نامیدن"
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "nominować"
        },
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "nomear"
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naznačátʹ",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "назнача́ть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naznáčitʹ",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "назна́чить"
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "ainmich"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "postular"
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "nominar"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "isangalan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "sangalanin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "word": "ngalanin"
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vyznačáty",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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        },
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          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "význačyty",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
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          "roman": "pryznačáty",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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          "roman": "pryznáčyty",
          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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          "_dis1": "57 29 15",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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        "To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name."
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        "(cue sports) To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name."
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
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        "perfective"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "naznačávam",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naznačá",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "nominar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "nomenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tímíng",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "提名"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐmíng",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "指名"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "nominovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "nominere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "asettaa ehdolle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "nommer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "nominieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anagorévo",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "αναγορεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "jelöl"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "tilnefna"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "menunjuk"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しめいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimei suru",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "指名する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nominēto suru",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "ノミネートする"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "taengtang",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "តែងតាំង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jimyeonghada",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "지명하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nomineiteuhada",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "노미네이트하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naznáčuva",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "назна́чува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "náznači",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "на́значи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nominíra",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
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      "word": "номини́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "innomina"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "whakaingoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "tautapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâmidan",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "نامیدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "nominować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "nomear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naznačátʹ",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "назнача́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naznáčitʹ",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "назна́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "ainmich"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "nominovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "postular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "nominar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "isangalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "sangalanin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "ngalanin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyznačáty",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "визнача́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "význačyty",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ви́значити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryznačáty",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "признача́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryznáčyty",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "призна́чити"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to name someone for a particular role or position",
      "word": "đề cử"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nominate"
}

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          "text": "the nominate subspecies",
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      "tags": [
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