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nominate

/ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/verb

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

Example sentences

  • “1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)”
  • “the nominate subspecies”

Featured as word of the day on July 13, 2028.

Related words

nonchalantCasually calm and relaxed.nomadA member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.nonstopWithout stopping; without interruption or break.nobleAn aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.noodleA string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.nimbleAdept at taking or grasping.