Nom"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nominated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nominating (?).] [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.]
1.
To mention by name; to name.
[Obs.]
To nominate them all, it is impossible.
Shak.
2.
To call; to entitle; to denominate.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
3.
To set down in express terms; to state
. [Obs.]
Is it so noiminated in the bond?
Shak.
4.
To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.
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