nominate

C1 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ UK /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #18477

Meanings

1

verb
To officially suggest someone as a candidate for a job, position, or award.

She was nominated for an Academy Award.
2

verb
To choose or appoint someone to a role or task.

The team nominated Anna to lead the project.

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1 verb · to officially suggest... put uppropose

2 verb · to choose or appoint... name

More denominate specify

Word family

Forms nominatednominatesnominating

Derived forms disnominatenominateenominatelynominatornonnominatedprenominaterenominateunnominated

Related forms denominate nomination

Etymology

PIE word *h₁nómn̥ The adjective is first attested in 1450, in Middle English, the verb in 1545; partly from Middle English nominat(e) (“named, designated”), from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“to name”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from nōmen (“a name”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

nominat Middle English nōminātus Latin

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# nominate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 18477

## Meanings
1. To officially suggest someone as a candidate for a job, position, or award.
2. To choose or appoint someone to a role or task.

## Examples
- She was nominated for an Academy Award.
- The team nominated Anna to lead the project.

## Synonyms
- denominate
- specify

## Derived Forms
- disnominate
- nominatee
- nominately
- nominator
- nonnominated
- prenominate
- renominate
- unnominated

## Related Forms
- denominate
- nomination

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nominat
- Root: nōminātus

## Etymology
PIE word *h₁nómn̥ The adjective is first attested in 1450, in Middle English, the verb in 1545; partly from Middle English nominat(e) (“named, designated”), from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“to name”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from nōmen (“a name”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

## AI Etymology
For nominate, the adjective is first attested in 1450, in Middle English, the verb in 1545; partly from Middle English nominat(e) (“named, designated”), from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“to name”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from nōmen (“a name”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. The historical chain includes nominat (Middle English) and nōminātus (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as disnominate, nominatee, nominately, and nominator and related forms such as denominate and nomination. In present use it covers to officially suggest someone as a candidate for a job, position, or award and to choose or appoint someone to a role or task.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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