nominate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb propose as a candidate for some honor
    put up; put forward.
  2. verb put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
    propose.
    • The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
  3. verb charge with a function; charge to be
    make; name.
    • She was named Head of the Committee
    • She was made president of the club
  4. verb create and charge with a task or function
    appoint; constitute; name.
    • nominate a committee

WordNet

Nom"i*nate transitive verb
Etymology
L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Nominated ; present participle & verbal noun Nominating
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913