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n. by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"

n. [a term by which something or someone is identified]

n. 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"

name, epithet

n. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

name, gens

n. family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"

name, figure, public figure

n. 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"

name

v. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"

name, call

v. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

name, identify

v. 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"

list, name

v. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"

name, list

v. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"

appoint, name, nominate, constitute

v. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

name, nominate, make

v. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

name, identify, diagnose

v. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name

v. identify as in botany or biology, for example

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honor, honour, laurels

n. the state of being honored

personality

n. a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality"

whiz

n. a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"

choose, take, select, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

assign, specify, set apart

v. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

designate, denominate

v. assign a name or title to

embody, be, personify

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

assign, attribute

v. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

bring about

v. cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

choose, take, select, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

transfer, reassign

v. transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

v. mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

catalogue, catalog

v. make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives"

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