denominate
/dɪˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To express in a denomination (i.e., a monetary unit).
adj
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.
Archaic
Example Sentences
- "On the contrary thoſe other Paſſions, commonly denominated ſelfiſh, both produce different Sentiments in each Individual, according to his particular Situation; […]"
- "The ſecond [blast of the trumpet] they denominate the blaſt of exanimation; when all creatures both in heaven and earth ſhall die, or be annihilated, except thoſe which God ſhall pleaſe to exempt from the common fate."
- "[…] in those two months, Mrs. Linton encountered and conquered the worst shock of what was denominated a brain fever."
- "Oil is denominated in dollars, so changes in the strength of the dollar affect oil prices everywhere."
- "So as I take it to bee denominate of the King of the Hebrewes, which is famous with you, and no Stranger to vs. For wee haue ſome Parts of his works, which with you are loſt; Namely that Naturall Hiſtory, which hee wrote of all Plants, from the Cedar of Libanus, to the Moſſe that groweth out of the Wall; And of all things that haue Life and Motion."
- "Aristotle […] thus […] writeth: Those [words] are called denominates, which haue the appellation of a name from some other […] as from Grammar, man is called a Grammarian."
Etymology
PIE word *h₁nómn̥ Inherited from Middle English denominat(e) (“named, called”), borrowed from Latin dēnōminātus, perfect passive participle of dēnōminō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). By surface analysis, de- + nominate.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: denominat, dēnōminātus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/
- British English: /dɪˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/