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- pronunciation:
- na
m
neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nominates, nominating, nominated |
| definition 1: |
to propose (a person) as a candidate for election or appointment.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy was nominated by the Democratic Party as its candidate for president.- synonyms:
- propose
- similar words:
- appoint, recommend
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| definition 2: |
to propose or appoint (a person or thing) to an office, duty, or honor.
The film was nominated as the best of the year.I nominate Mr. Collins to be our spokesperson.- synonyms:
- name
- similar words:
- appoint, choose, designate, elect, pick, propose, select, suggest
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| related words: |
assign, constitute |
adverb + (v.)nominate
formally, frequently, newly, officially
(v.)nominate
+ adverb
best, nationwide, twice
(v.)nominate
+ noun
acclamation,
actor,
actress,
album,
ambassador,
attorney,
award,
ballot,
bench,
breeder,
candidate,
category,
cluster,
comedy,
conservative,
constituency,
contest,
convention,
documentary,
dove,
drama,
essence,
exemplar,
finalist,
judge,
kindergarten,
peer,
petition,
picture,
portrayal,
premier,
presidency,
prize,
pushcart,
replacement,
secretary,
slate,
successor,
vacancy
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| derivation: |
nominator (n.) |
The word nominate
contains the following parts:
nom1, nomin, nomen
Latin
root
that means name
  Example words:
binomial, cognomen, denomination, ignominy, innominate, misnomer, monomial, nomenclature, nominal, nominate, polynomial, trinomial
- synonyms:
- onomas, onomat, onym
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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