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denominate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of denominate

to give a name to
  • King Macbeth of Scotland was denominated the Red King.
Synonyms of denominate

baptize, call, christen, designate, dub, entitle, label, name, nominate, style, term, title
Words Related to denominate

brand, stigmatize, tag

denote, specify

miscall, misname, mistitle

nickname

surname

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