Thesaurus results for DENOMINATE

denominate

verb

di-ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt

Definition of denominate next

as in to name

to give a name to stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science

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Recent Examples of denominate Morris later began issuing what amounted to a private currency: personal notes, denominated in sums of twenty, fifty, and eighty dollars. —

Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026 And beyond the fall in funding amounts, a mark of the evolution in Chinese-Africa lending is that lenders are increasingly denominating loans in yuan instead of the US dollars. —

Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026 When the dollar weakens and other currencies strengthen, investments denominated in those currencies become more valuable when converted back into dollars. —

John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026 Western governments moved to freeze Russian assets denominated in US dollars, prompting governments in Russia — as well as China — to look for ways to decrease exposure to American policy decisions, Lindahl said. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for denominate

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The right-back was likely to feature in coach Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad, which is being named on May 22, but the door has now creaked open for one of his rivals for that position — and specifically Trent Alexander-Arnold.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Around a century ago, in New York, a white starlet named Irene Delroy got a hot tip from her maid, who was Black.

— Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026