Nominate

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To mention by name; to Name.

II. Nominate ·vt To set down in express terms; to State.

III. Nominate ·vt To Call; to Entitle; to Denominate.

IV. Nominate ·vt 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.