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.
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