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to nominate
01
to assign or designate someone to a particular position or responsibility
Transitive: to nominate sb for a position or honor
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
nominate
3rd person singular
nominates
Past simple
nominated
Past participle
nominated
Examples
The committee decided to nominate a candidate for the prestigious award.
02
to indicate or assign someone or something for a particular purpose or function
Ditransitive: to nominate sb to do sth
Transitive: to nominate sb as holder of a position
Examples
The teacher will nominate a student to lead the group project.
03
to form a group to carry out a specific task or responsibility
Transitive: to nominate a group
Examples
The chairperson nominated a task force to address the rising concerns.
Lexical Tree
denominate
nominated
nomination
nominate
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