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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
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
nominate
3rd person singular
nominates
Present participle
nominating
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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