denominate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin denomino, denominatus. By surface analysis, de- + nominate.

verb

  1. To name; to designate.
    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. 1761, A Complete History of the Arabs
    {...} in those two months, Mrs. Linton encountered and conquered the worst shock of what was denominated a brain fever. 1847, Emily Brontë, chapter XIII, in Wuthering Heights
  2. To express in a monetary unit.
    Oil is denominated in dollars, so changes in the strength of the dollar affect oil prices everywhere.

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