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How to sign: a language unit by which a person or thing is known
"his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing";
Categories: language unit, linguistic unit
Within this category: alias, appellation, company name, domain name, eponym, eponym, filename, first name, matronymic, middle name, misnomer, nickname, patronymic, pet name, place name, pseudonym, signature, street name, street name, street name, surname, title, trade name, writer's name
How to sign: create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee";
Similiar / Same: appoint, constitute, nominate
Categories: constitute, establish, found, institute, plant
Within this category: co-opt, pack
How to sign: assign a specified, proper name to
"They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader";
Similiar / Same: call
Categories: label
Within this category: baptize, dub, entitle, rename, style, tag, term
How to sign: a well-known or notable person
"they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music";
Similiar / Same: public figure, figure
Categories: important person, influential person, personage
How to sign: make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention";
Similiar / Same: mention, cite, refer, advert, bring up
Categories: have in mind, mean, think of
Within this category: commend, cross-refer, drag up, invoke, namedrop, quote, raise, remember, speak of the devil, touch on
