nominate
pronunciation
How to pronounce nominate in British English:
UK [ˈnɒmɪneɪt]
How to pronounce nominate in American English:
US [ˈnɑːmɪneɪt]
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- Verb:
- propose as a candidate for some honor
- put forward; nominate for appointment to an office
- charge with a function; charge to be
- create and charge with a task or function
Word Origin
- nominate
- nominate: [16] Nominate is one of a small band of English words descended from nōmen, the Latin representative of the Indo-European ‘name’ word family that also includes English name. It was based on the derived verb nōmināre ‘name’, which has also given English, via French, nominee [17]. Other English words from the same source include nominal [15], nomenclature [17] (from Latin nōmenclātūra, whose second element was based on the verb calāre ‘call’), noun, and renown.=> name, noun, renown
- nominate (v.)
- 1540s, "to call by name," back-formation from nomination or else from Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare "to name, call by name, give a name to," also "name for office,"" from nomen "name" (see name (n.)). Later "to appoint to some office or duty" (1560s); "to formally enter (someone) as a candidate for election" (c. 1600). It also occasionally was used from c. 1600 with a sense "give a name to." Related: Nominated; nominating.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Opposition groups could nominate just 35 of the 300 participants .
- 2. One would make it easier for shareholders to nominate their own candidates to the board .
- 3. Republicans will surely nominate some fire-breathing ideologues .
- 4. Local fulbright committees generally nominate the students .
- 5. Relational would also nominate two candidates for election to the board .