- appellative, naming - inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
Antonym: connotative (indirect, via denotative)
- naming - the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
--1 is a kind of speech act
--1 has particulars:acrophony; numeration; indication, denotation; specification Derived forms: verb name5, verb name7, verb name1, verb name2, verb name6 - appointment, assignment, designation, naming - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
--2 is a kind of decision, determination, conclusion
--2 has particulars:nomination; co-option, co-optation; delegacy; ordination, ordinance; recognition Derived forms: verb name3, verb name4
- name, call - assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
--1 is one way to label
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun namer1, noun name1, noun naming1
They name him "Bobby"
- name, identify - give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
--2 is one way to denote, refer
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun naming1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- name, nominate, make - charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
--3 is one way to appoint, charge
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun naming2
They name her vice president
- appoint, name, nominate, constitute - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
--4 is one way to establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun naming2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- name - mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
--5 is one way to specify, set, determine, fix, limit
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun name1, noun naming1
Somebody ----s something
- identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name - identify as in botany or biology, for example
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun name1, noun naming1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
--7 is one way to think of, have in mind, mean
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun name1, noun naming1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- list, name - give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
--8 is one way to enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
--9 is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something