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English Dictionary: nominate	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nominate v propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: nominate, put up, put forward] 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" Synonym(s): nominate, propose charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" Synonym(s): name, nominate, make create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" Synonym(s): appoint, name, nominate, constitute
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nominate \Nom"inate\, 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.