nominate

[ verb nom-uh-neyt; adjective nom-uh-nit ]

verb (used with object)

, nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing.

1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.

   Synonyms: choose, pick

2. to appoint to a duty or office.
3. to propose for an honor, award, or the like.
4. Horse Racing. to register (a horse) as an entry in a race.
5. to name; designate.
6. Obsolete. to specify.

adjective

1. having a particular name.

nominate

verb

1. to propose as a candidate, esp for an elective office
2. to appoint to an office or position
3. to name (someone) to act on one's behalf, esp to conceal one's identity
4. intr to stand as a candidate in an election
5. archaic.
   to name, entitle, or designate

adjective

1. rare.
   having a particular name

Derived Forms

• ˈnomiˌnator, noun

Other Words From

• nomi·nator noun
• re·nomi·nate verb (used with object) renominated renominating
• un·nomi·nated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nominate¹

1475–85; < Latin nōminātus (past participle of nōmināre to name, call by name), equivalent to nōmin- (stem of nōmen; nomen ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of nominate¹

C16: from Latin nōmināre to call by name, from nōmen name

Example Sentences

She is also nominated for the best new artist Grammy, and her recent mixtape Alligator Bites Don't Heal was called "one of the year’s very best albums" by Rolling Stone.

From BBC

Washington was nominated for “The Hurricane” and Spacey won for his work in “American Beauty.”

From Los Angeles Times

Trump has also taken to nominating his Cabinet from Mar-a-Lago, insisting that his controversial picks not be subjected to FBI background checks.

From Salon

Trump said Oz would work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom the former president nominated last week to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

From Los Angeles Times

The newly elected President of the United States has nominated a sexual predator to be in charge of the Department of Justice.

From Salon

Related Words

• appoint
• assign
• choose
• decide
• draft
• elect
• elevate
• name
• present
• propose
• recommend
• submit
• suggest
• tap