Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Nominate

Nominate , transitive verb

[Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare to nominate, from nomen name. See Name.]

1.
To mention by name; to name. [Obsolete]
To nominate them all, it is impossible. — Shakespeare
2.
To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obsolete] — Spenser
3.
To set down in express terms; to state. [Obsolete]
Is it so nominated in the bond? — Shakespeare
4.
To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.