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denominate
/dɪˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/
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What does denominate mean?
verb
- To name; to designate.
- To express in a denomination (i.e., a monetary unit).
More meanings (4)
adjective
- (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.
- (obsolete) Denominated, named.
noun
- (obsolete) Denomination, name, appellation.
- (obsolete) A noun derived from some other noun, a denominative.
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IPA pronunciation
/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.
I had long ago learned to relish fish and meat which they call "topee," and which civilized people denominate "rotten".
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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.
We felt much inclined at first to denominate him a case of abulia, but his stubbornness in recalcitrancy led us to change our opinion.
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.