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nominate

nominate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] Spenser.
  2. 2.To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.] Is it so noiminated in the bond Shak.
  3. 3.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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