Definition of nominates in English

Part of speech

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nominates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of nominate (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb nominates, nominating, nominated
nominate - propose as a candidate for some honor
		put up, put forward
		nominate, propose propose as a candidate for some honor
nominate - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
		propose
		select, pick out, choose, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
		nominate, put forward, put up propose as a candidate for some honor
nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
		appoint, name, constitute
		institute, found, constitute, plant, establish advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"
		pack treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
		co-opt take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
nominate - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
		name, make
		appoint, charge furnish; "a beautifully appointed house"
		rename assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990"

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Wiktionary

nominate (Verb)
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
nominate (Verb)
To entitle, confer a name upon.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

nominate (v. t.)
To mention by name; to name.
nominate (v. t.)
To call; to entitle; to denominate.
nominate (v. t.)
To set down in express terms; to state.
nominate (v. t.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

nominate
To name someone for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

nominate
nom′in-āt, v.t. to name: to mention by name: to appoint: to propose by name, as for an office or for an appointment.—adv. Nom′inātely, by name.—ns. Nom′inātion, the act or power of nominating: state of being nominated; Nom′inātion-game, in billiards, a game in which the player has to name beforehand what stroke he is leading.—adjs. Nominātī′val; Nom′inātive, naming: (gram.) applied to the case of the subject.—n. the naming case, the case in which the subject is expressed.—adv. Nom′inātively.—n. Nom′inātor, one who nominates.—Nominative absolute, a grammatical construction in which we have a subject (noun or pronoun) combined with a participle, but not connected with a finite verb or governed by any other words, as 'All being well, I will come.' [L. nomināre, -ātum, to name—nomen.]