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Nominate vs Denominate - What's the difference?

nominate | denominate |

As verbs the difference between nominate and denominate

is that nominate is to name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office while denominate is to name; to designate.

As an adjective nominate

is nominotypical.

nominate

English

Verb

(nominat)
  • To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
  • (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
  • * 1658': the City of ''Norwich'' [...] was enlarged, builded and '''nominated by the ''Saxons''. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

    • Synonyms

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • (zoology) nominotypical
    • the nominate subspecies

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    denominate

    English

    Verb

  • To name; to designate.
  • * Hume
    • Passions commonly denominating selfish.
  • To express in a monetary unit.
    • Oil is denominated in dollars, so changes in the strength of the dollar affect oil prices everywhere.

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