nominate
/ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/verb3 syllables
Nominate means: create and charge with a task or function.
Synonyms for nominate7
verb, as in create and charge with a task or function
verb, as in propose as a candidate for some honor
put up, put forward
verb, as in put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
What does nominate mean?4
verb
1
create and charge with a task or function“nominate a committee”
2
propose as a candidate for some honor
3
charge with a function; charge to be“She was named Head of the Committee”
4
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”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Nominate in a sentence
- Nominate now the champion of gender-balanced business.sacredceltic
- The director has asked the board to nominate him for a second term.Cangarejo
- I would like to nominate Don Jones as chairman.CN
- I would like to nominate myself.ddnktr
- Who would you nominate for this award?CK
- I nominate Tom to be our representative.DJ_Saidez
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of nominate
as a verb
- past tense
- nominated
- present participle
- nominating
- third-person singular
- nominates
- past participle
- nominated