Naming
nnoun.communicationthe verbal act of namingExamples:- the part he failed was the naming of state capitals
Derivationally Related Form:name
Hypernyms:speech act
Inherited Hypernyms:namingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acrophonydenotationindicationnumerationspecification
Full Hyponyms:acrophonyindicationnumerationspecification
nnoun.actthe act of putting a person into a non-elective positionSynset:appointment assignment designation
Examples:- the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Derivationally Related Form:designatenameassign
Hypernyms:conclusion decision determination
Inherited Hypernyms:appointmentdecisionchoiceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:co-optationco-optiondelegacynominationordinanceordinationrecognition
Full Hyponyms:co-optiondelegacylaying on of handsnominationordinationrecognition
vverb.communicationassign a specified (usually proper) proper name toSynset:be known as call know as name
Examples:- They named their son David
- The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
Derivationally Related Form:namingnamername
Hypernyms:label
Inherited Hypernyms:namelabeldesignate
Direct Hyponyms:baptisebaptizechristendubentitlenicknamereferrenamestyletagtermtitle
Full Troponyms:baptizedubentitleproclaimreferrenamestyletagterm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody something | They --- him "Bobby" (apply to: call, name)
vverb.communicationgive the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic propertySynset:identify name
Examples:- Many senators were named in connection with the scandal
- The almanac identifies the auspicious months
Derivationally Related Form:namingidentityidentification
Hypernyms:denote refer
Inherited Hypernyms:namedenotemean
Direct Hyponyms:announceenumerateitemiseitemizelistnumberrecite
Full Troponyms:announceenumerateitemizelistnumber
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.socialcharge with a function; charge to beSynset:make name nominate
Examples:- She was named Head of the Committee
- She was made president of the club
Derivationally Related Form:nominativenominationnaming
Hypernyms:appoint charge
Inherited Hypernyms:nameappoint
Direct Hyponyms:rename
Full Troponyms:rename
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody something | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: nominate) | They --- her vice president (apply to: make, name)
vverb.socialcreate and charge with a task or functionSynset:appoint constitute name nominate
Derivationally Related Form:appointeeappointivenominativenominationnaming
Hypernyms:constitute establish found institute plant
Inherited Hypernyms:appointestablishinitiatecausemake
Direct Hyponyms:co-optpack
Full Troponyms:co-optpack
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationmention and identify by nameDerivationally Related Form:namingname
Hypernyms:define determine fix limit set specify
Inherited Hypernyms:namespecifychoosedecide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationmake reference toSynset:advert bring up cite mention name refer
Examples:- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Derivationally Related Form:namingcitationnamementionreferencementioner
Hypernyms:have in mind mean think of
Inherited Hypernyms:mentionthink ofassociatethink
Direct Hyponyms:appealbring upcitecommendcross-referdrag updredge upinvokenamedropquoteraiserememberspeak of the deviltouch on
Full Troponyms:commendcross-referdrag upinvokenamedropquoteraiserememberspeak of the deviltouch on
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: advert, refer) | Something is ---ing PP (apply to: refer)
vverb.cognitionidentify as in botany or biology, for exampleSynset:describe discover distinguish identify key key out name
Derivationally Related Form:namenamingidentityidentifiableidentification
Inherited Hypernyms:identify
Entailment:assort class classify separate sort out sort
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationgive or make a list of; name individually; give the names ofSynset:list name
Examples:- List the states west of the Mississippi
Derivationally Related Form:listerlistinglist
Hypernyms:enumerate itemise itemize recite
Inherited Hypernyms:listenumeratenamedenotemean
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitiondetermine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysisSynset:diagnose name
Derivationally Related Form:diagnosingdiagnosis
Hypernyms:analyse analyze canvass examine study
Inherited Hypernyms:diagnoseanalyze
Direct Hyponyms:explore
Full Troponyms:exploreplumb
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allinclined to or serving for the giving of namesSynset:appellative
Examples:- the appellative faculty of children
- the appellative function of some primitive rites
Antonyms:connotative
Derivationally Related Form:appellative
Inherited Hypernyms:appellative
Similar to:denotative denotive