Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
NOMINATE
nominate, put up, put forward
(verb) propose as a candidate for some honor
appoint, name, nominate, constitute
(verb) create and charge with a task or function; “nominate a committee”
name, nominate, make
(verb) charge with a function; charge to be; “She was named Head of the Committee”; “She was made president of the club”
nominate, propose
(verb) put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; “The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
nominate (third-person singular simple present nominates, present participle nominating, simple past and past participle nominated)
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
(obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
Synonyms
• (confer a name upon): bename; see also denominate
Adjective
nominate (not comparable)
(zoology) nominotypical
Anagrams
• Timonean, antinome
Source: Wiktionary
Nom"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nominating.] Etym: [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.]
1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.] To nominate them all, it is impossible. Shak.
2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.] Is it so noiminated in the bond Shak.
4. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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