nominate

CEFRC1

/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To officially suggest someone for a job, prize, or position.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.

Examples

  • I would like to nominate Don Jones as chairman.

  • Nominate now the champion of gender-balanced business.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnɔm.ɪ.næɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.

  2. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

  3. To entitle, confer a name upon.

More examples

In context

  • 1658: the City of Norwich … was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

  • an executor nominate / a nominate executor

  • the nominate subspecies

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The committee will blank him for the award because of his hard work.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

verb

PIE word *h₁nómn̥ The adjective is first attested in 1450, in Middle English, the verb in 1545; partly from Middle English nominat(e) (“named, designated”), from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“to name”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from nōmen (“a name”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.