DICTOMETER

NAMING

1. Synonyms:
   • Naming
   Definitions:
   • the verbal act of naming
   Examples:
   • The part he failed was the naming of state capitals
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Appointment
   • Assignment
   • Designation
   • Naming
   Definitions:
   • the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
   Examples:
   • The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Name
   • Call
   Definitions:
   • assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
   Examples:
   • They named their son David
   • The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Name
   • Identify
   Definitions:
   • give the name or identifying characteristics of
   • refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
   Examples:
   • Many senators were named in connection with the scandal
   • The almanac identifies the auspicious months
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Name
   • Nominate
   • Make
   Definitions:
   • charge with a function
   • charge to be
   Examples:
   • She was named Head of the Committee
   • She was made president of the club
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Appoint
   • Name
   • Nominate
   • Constitute
   Definitions:
   • create and charge with a task or function
   Examples:
   • Nominate a committee
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Name
   Definitions:
   • mention and identify by name
   Examples:
   • Name your accomplices!
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Mention
   • Advert
   • Bring up
   • Cite
   • Name
   • Refer
   Definitions:
   • make reference to
   Examples:
   • His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Identify
   • Discover
   • Key
   • Key out
   • Distinguish
   • Describe
   • Name
   Definitions:
   • identify as in botany or biology, for example
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • List
   • Name
   Definitions:
   • give or make a list of
   • name individually
   • give the names of
   Examples:
   • List the states west of the Mississippi
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Diagnose
   • Name
   Definitions:
   • determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Appellative
   • Naming
   Definitions:
   • inclined to or serving for the giving of names
   Examples:
   • The appellative faculty of children
   • The appellative function of some primitive rites
   Antonyms:
   • Connotative