nominate
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Is nominate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (billiards) To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.Synonyms: name
2. (sociology) To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.Examples: "In the unlimited method, they are allowed to nominate as many or as few peers as they see fit for each question."
3. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.Examples: "1658: the City of Norwich … was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)"Synonyms: benameobsolete
adj (English)
1. (obsolete, as a participle) Named, called; nominated, appointed etc.not-comparableobsolete
2. (obsolete) Mentioned by name, noted.not-comparableobsolete
3. (obsolete) Nominated to an office.Examples: "an executor nominate / a nominate executor"not-comparableobsolete
4. (obsolete) Having a special name or mentioning a particular name.not-comparableobsolete
5. (zoology) nominotypicalExamples: "the nominate subspecies"not-comparable
Definition source: Wiktionary