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cognominate

cognominate verb: to give a cognomen; to name.

Verb

cognominate (third-person singular simple present cognominates, present participle cognominating, simple past and past participle cognominated)

  1. (formal, transitive) To give a cognomen; to name.

Forms of cognominate

third-person singular presentcognominates
present participlecognominating
past participlecognominated
pastcognominated

Origin of cognominate

From Latin cognominatus, the perfect passive participle of cognominare.

Questions about cognominate

What does cognominate mean?
Cognominate means to give a cognomen; to name.
What part of speech is cognominate?
Cognominate is a verb.
What is the past tense of cognominate?
The past tense of cognominate is cognominated.

Words near cognominate in the dictionary

  1. cognometrics
  2. cognomina
  3. cognominal
  4. cognominally
  5. cognominals
  6. cognominate
  7. cognominated
  8. cognominates
  9. cognominating
  10. cognomination
  11. cognominations

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