Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nominate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nominate \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nominate
v 1: propose as a candidate for some honor [syn: {put up}, {put
forward}]
2: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The
President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights
Commission" [syn: {propose}]
3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of
the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn:
{name}, {make}]
4: charge with a task or function; "appoint someone president";
"nominate a committee" [syn: {appoint}, {name}, {constitute}]
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