denominate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

denominate
    v 1: assign a name or title to [syn: {designate}, {denominate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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         Passions commonly denominating selfish.  --Hume.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.
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