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denominate

/dɪˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/

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What does denominate mean?

verb

  1. To name; to designate.
  2. To express in a denomination (i.e., a monetary unit).
More meanings (4)

adjective

  1. (archaic) 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.
  2. (obsolete) Denominated, named.

noun

  1. (obsolete) Denomination, name, appellation.
  2. (obsolete) A noun derived from some other noun, a denominative.

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/dɪˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/

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A main cause of the disadvantageous appearance exhibited by the ordinary schoolboy, lies in what we denominate sheepishness.
William GodwinThoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the AuthorProject Gutenberg ebook #743
I had long ago learned to relish fish and meat which they call "topee," and which civilized people denominate "rotten".
William H. (William Henry) GilderSchwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsProject Gutenberg ebook #6594
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He is apt to denominate, however, his whole gain, profit, and thus confounds rent with profit, at least in common language.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
We felt much inclined at first to denominate him a case of abulia, but his stubbornness in recalcitrancy led us to change our opinion.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
In our ideas of substances we have not the liberty, as in mixed modes, to frame what combinations we think fit, to be the characteristical notes to rank and denominate things by.
John LockeAn Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4Project Gutenberg ebook #10616