denominate

de·nom·i·nate

 (dĭ-nŏm′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. de·nom·i·nat·ed, de·nom·i·nat·ing, de·nom·i·nates

1. To issue or express in terms of a given monetary unit: securities that are denominated in dollars or yen.

2. To give a name to; designate.

adj. (-ə-nĭt)

Of or relating to a quantity as a multiple of a unit: 12 in 12 pounds is denominate.

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[Latin dēnōmināre, dēnōmināt- : dē-, de- + nōmināre, to name (from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·nom′i·na·ble (-nə-bəl) adj.

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denominate

vb

(tr) to give a specific name to; designate

adj

(Mathematics) maths (of a number) representing a multiple of a unit of measurement: 4 is the denominate number in 4 miles.

[C16: from de- + Latin nōmināre to call by name; see nominate]

deˈnominable adj

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de•nom•i•nate

(dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪt)

v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.

to give a name to; denote; designate.

[1545–55; < Latin dēnōminātus, past participle of dēnōmināre=dē- de- + nōmināre; see de-, nominate]

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denominate

Past participle: denominated
Gerund: denominating

Imperative

denominate

denominate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

denominate - assign a name or title to designate denote - be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed" number - give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis" label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"

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denominate

verb

To give a name or title to:

baptize, call, christen, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title.

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Translations

denominar

denominate

[dɪˈnɒmɪneɪt] VT → denominar

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denominate

vt → benennen, bezeichnen

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