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denominate


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Denominate  \De*nom"i*nate\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Denominated}; 
  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Denominating}.]  [L.  denominatus  p.  p.  of 
  denominare  to  name  de-  +  nominare  to  call  by  name  See 
  {Nominate}.] 
  To  give  a  name  to  to  characterize  by  an  epithet;  to  entitle; 
  to  name  to  designate. 
 
  Passions  commonly  denominating  selfish.  --Hume. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Denominate  \De*nom"i*nate\,  a.  [L.  denominatus  p.  p.] 
  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.  See 
  {Compound  number},  under  {Compound}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  denominate 
  v  :  assign  a  designation  to  [syn:  {designate}] 




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