Nominate \Nom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nominating.]

[L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.]

1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.]

To nominate them all, it is impossible. --Shak.

2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.]

--Spenser.

3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.]

Is it so noiminated in the bond? --Shak.

4. 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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)