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nominate

/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/US/ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/

nominate verb: to name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

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.
  2. To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
    Synonyms:
    name
  3. To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
    • In the unlimited method, they are allowed to nominate as many or as few peers as they see fit for each question.2014-09-24, Rob Gommans and Antonius H. N. Cillessen, “Nominating under constraints: A systematic comparison of unlimited and limited peer nomination methodologies in elementary school”, in...
  4. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
    • 1658: the City of Norwich … was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)
    Synonyms:
    bename

Adjective

nominate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Named, called; nominated, appointed etc.
  2. (obsolete) Mentioned by name, noted.
  3. (obsolete) Nominated to an office.
    • an executor nominate / a nominate executor
  4. (obsolete) Having a special name or mentioning a particular name.
  5. nominotypical
    • the nominate subspecies

Noun

nominate (plural nominates)

  1. (obsolete) A nominee.

nominate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

nominate in Hindi

नामित करना, नामनिर्देशन करना, मनोनीत करना

nominate in Tamil

அமர்த்து, நியமி, பெயர் குறித்து நியமி, பெயர் வழி அமர்த்து, பெயர் குறிப்பிடு, முன்மொழி

nominate in Marathi

नामनिर्देशन करणे

nominate in Urdu

نامزد کرنا
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nominate in Bengali
নিযুক্ত করা
nominate in Malayalam
നാമനിർദ്ദേശം ചെയ്യുക, പേര് ശുപാർശ ചെയ്യുക, ഒരു സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുക, തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക
nominate in Kannada
ನಾಮಕರಣ ಮಾಡು, ಹೆಸರು ಹೇಳು, ನಾಮ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸು, ಗೊತ್ತು ಮಾಡು
nominate in Punjabi
ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
nominate in Gujarati
નોમિનેટ કરવા
nominate in Odia
ନାମାଙ୍କନ କରିବା
nominate in Nepali
नामाङ्कन गर्ने
nominate in Tagalog
isangalan, sangalanin, ngalanin
nominate in Arabic
رَشَّحَ raššaḥa, عَيَّنَ ʕayyana
nominate in Indonesian
menunjuk
nominate in Persian
نامیدن nâmidan
nominate in Vietnamese
đề cử, xướng danh

Examples of nominate in a sentence

  • The nominated candidates will each give a speech before the election.
  • The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate.
  • He has the makings of a fine leader, and we, the nominating committee, are pleased to present him to the membership as our candidate.

All 40 example sentences with nominate

Synonyms of nominate

Forms of nominate

Verb
third-person singular presentnominates
present participlenominating
past participlenominated
pastnominated
Noun
pluralnominates

Past tense of nominate: nominated

Origin of nominate

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.

Words formed from nominate

Phrases with nominate

Questions about nominate

What does nominate mean?
Nominate means to name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
What is nominate in Hindi?
Nominate in Hindi is नामित करना, नामनिर्देशन करना, मनोनीत करना. See Nominate meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is nominate?
Nominate can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce nominate?
Nominate is pronounced /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of nominate?
The past tense of nominate is nominated.

Words near nominate in the dictionary

  1. nominalness
  2. nominals
  3. nominant
  4. nominants
  5. nominata
  6. nominate
  7. nominate contract
  8. nominate contracts
  9. nominate executor
  10. nominate executors
  11. nominated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nominate (page history and authors); nominate (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nominate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominate (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nominate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nominate (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nominate (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nominate (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nominate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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