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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Nominate

/näm'-ən-ət/ · Nom·i·nate · IPA /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/
01 v. t. To mention by name; to name.
imp. & p. p. Nominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nominating
  1. 1.
    To mention by name; to name.[Obs.]
    “To nominate them all, it is impossible.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    To call; to entitle; to denominate.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    To set down in express terms; to state.[Obs.]
    “Is it so nominated in the bond?” Shak.
  4. 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.