denominate
verb
[ dɪˈnɒmɪneɪt ]
• (of sums of money) be expressed in a specified monetary unit.
• "the borrowings were denominated in US dollars"
• call; name.
• "two principal types of word associates can be denominated paradigmatic and syntagmatic"
Similar:
call,
name,
term,
designate,
style,
dub,
label,
entitle,
christen,
baptize,
clepe,
Origin:
late Middle English (in denominate (sense 2)): from Latin denominat- ‘named’, from the verb denominare, from de- ‘away, formally’ + nominare ‘to name’ (from nomen, nomin- ‘name’). denominate (sense 1) dates from the mid 20th century.
