nomInate

t. [Lat. no min at us, pa. par. of nomino to name; nomen (gen it. nominis )=a name; Ital. no min are; Sp. nominar; Fr.nommer.] *1. To name; to call or mention by name. "Sight may distinguish of colors, but suddenly to nom inate them all, it is impo ible." --Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . II . , ii. 1. fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, "What imports the nomination of this gentleman?"Shakesp.: Hamlet , v. 2. 2. The act of naming or nominating; the act of proposing by name as a candidate for an office or place. *3. A denomination, a name, a designation. "Because of these two effectes hath it the nomination of kayes."- Frith: Workes, p. 58. 4. The act of nominating or appointing to an office or place. "And after nomination , he sends a conge d'elire to the dean and chapter, to elect the person elected by him."Aylife: Parergon. nomination. 5. The document embodying or declaring such 6. The power, right, or privilege of nominating or appointing to an office or place. "The council of admiralty has the same power with regard to the navy, together with the nomination of the captains." -Hume , pt. ii., e . 16. 7. The state of being named or nominated for an office or place; as, He is in nomination for president.