denominate

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Yet these (many exceptions doubtless there were, and many redeeming morceaux even in the worst, charitable reader, but as of the rule we speak not falsely), these are the poets of England, the men our great grandfathers delighted to honour, the feared, the praised, the pensioned, and those whom we their children still denominate--the poets!

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  1. transitive verb To issue or express in terms of a given monetary unit: securities that are denominated in dollars or yen.
  2. transitive verb To give a name to; designate.
  3. adjective Of or relating to a quantity as a multiple of a unit: 12 in 12 pounds is denominate.

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  • Modern day Christianity and Protestantism is very different, such is why they "denominate" to something different.
  • The denominations themselves being often taken from things which had no relation to the object that it was desired to denominate, have served but to confound confusion. —  Evolution, Old ; New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin
  • At last we reached a diverging lane, through which we passed to a landing, close to a fine dwelling, whose style of architecture I may denominate, the "Gothic run mad." —  Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
  • Yet these (many exceptions doubtless there were, and many redeeming morceaux even in the worst, charitable reader, but as of the rule we speak not falsely), these are the poets of England, the men our great grandfathers delighted to honour, the feared, the praised, the pensioned, and those whom we their children still denominate--the poets! —  An Author's Mind : The Book of Title-pages
  • Benjamin looked extremely red, it must be confessed, at being thus called by what we shall denominate his Christian name, and Limpiter looked round at Guzzard, and Miss Brunck nudged Miss Horsman, and the lesson concluded rather abruptly that day; for Miss Larkins was carried off to the next room, laid on a couch, and sprinkled with water Good-natured Morgiana insisted that her mother should take Miss Larkins to Bell Yard in her carriage, and went herself home on foot; but I don't know that this piece of kindness prevented Larkins from hating her. —  Men's Wives
 

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  1. Latin dēnōmināre, dēnōmināt- : dē-, de- + nōmināre, to name (from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see nŏ̄-men- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from Latin denomi-natus, past participle of denominare (later F. dénommer = Provencal de-nommar = Spanish denominar = Portuguese denomear = Italian denominare), name, from de + nominare, name: see nominate.
  2. from Latin denomi-natus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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