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nominates

nominates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nominate.

Meaning of nominate

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

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Questions about nominates

What is nominates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Nominates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nominate.

Words near nominates in the dictionary

  1. nominated tenant
  2. nominated tenants
  3. nominatee
  4. nominatees
  5. nominately
  6. nominates
  7. nominating
  8. nomination
  9. nomination borough
  10. nomination boroughs
  11. nomination game

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