Denominate
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Denomination, name, appellation. obsolete
- 2 A noun derived from some other noun, a denominative. obsolete
"Aristotle […] thus […] writeth: Those [words] are called denominates, which haue the appellation of a name from some other […] as from Grammar, man is called a Grammarian."
- 1 To name; to designate.
"On the contrary thoſe other Paſſions, commonly denominated ſelfiſh, both produce different Sentiments in each Individual, according to his particular Situation; […]"
- 2 assign a name or title to wordnet
- 3 To express in a denomination (i.e., a monetary unit).
"Oil is denominated in dollars, so changes in the strength of the dollar affect oil prices everywhere."
- 1 Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number. archaic, not-comparable
"So as I take it to bee denominate of the King of the Hebrewes, which is famous with you, and no Stranger to vs. For wee haue ſome Parts of his works, which with you are loſt; Namely that Naturall Hiſtory, which hee wrote of all Plants, from the Cedar of Libanus, to the Moſſe that groweth out of the Wall; And of all things that haue Life and Motion."
- 2 Denominated, named. not-comparable, obsolete
Example
More examples"There is nothing, perhaps, more unfashionable, not to say mischievous, in the eyes of the present generation, than what they denominate Enthusiasm; a temper of mind, which they are disposed to treat with the greatest contempt, as altogether unworthy of the enlightened period in which we live."
Etymology
PIE word *h₁nómn̥ Inherited from Middle English denominat(e) (“named, called”), borrowed from Latin dēnōminātus, perfect passive participle of dēnōminō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). By surface analysis, de- + nominate.
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