Nominate

  • 11nominate — verb ADVERB ▪ formally, officially VERB + NOMINATE ▪ ask sb to, invite sb to ▪ Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year. PREPOSITION …

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  • 12nominate — v. 1) (D; tr.) to nominate as (she was nominated as our candidate) 2) (D; tr.) to nominate for (to nominate smb. for the presidency) 3) (H) they nominated her to serve as chairperson * * * [ nɒmɪneɪt] (H) they nominated her to serve as… …

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  • 13nominate — nom|i|nate [ˈnɔmıneıt US ˈna: ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of nominare, from nomen; NOMINAL] 1.) to officially suggest someone or something for an important position, duty, or prize nominate sb/sth for sth ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14nominate — nom|i|nate [ namı,neıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to officially suggest that someone should be given a job, or that someone or something should receive a prize: Each team has to nominate a leader. nominate someone/something for something: Anyone… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15nominate — [[t]nɒ̱mɪneɪt[/t]] nominates, nominating, nominated 1) VERB If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it. [be V ed] Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs...… …

    English dictionary

  • 16nominate — / nɒmɪneɪt/ verb to suggest someone for a job ♦ to nominate someone to a post to appoint someone to a post without an election ♦ to nominate someone as proxy to name someone as your proxy …

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  • 17nominate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare, from nomin , nomen name more at name Date: 1545 1. designate, name 2. a. to appoint or propose for appointment to an office or place b. to propose as a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18nominate — 01. A human rights activist has been [nominated] for the Nobel peace prize. 02. The Green Party is planning to [nominate] a candidate in every one of the country s ridings. 03. The Prime Minister has [nominated] one of his former Ministers for a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19nominate — [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… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20nominate — verb 1) you may nominate a candidate Syn: propose, recommend, suggest, name, put forward, present, submit 2) he nominated his assistant Syn: appoint, select, choose, elect, commissio …

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