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name

noun
  1. by the sanction or authority of
    “halt in the name of the law”
  2. a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    “Their name really is the same as the president.”
  3. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
    epithet
  4. family based on male descent
    “The family had no sons so there was no one to carry on the family name.”
    gens
  5. a well-known or notable person
    “they studied all the great names in the history of France”
    figure
  6. a person's reputation
    “They wanted to protect their good name.”
verb
  1. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
    diagnose
  2. identify as in botany or biology, for example
    keydiscoveridentifydistinguishdescribe
  3. give or make a list of
    “name individually”
    list
  4. mention and identify by name
    “name your accomplices!”
  5. make reference to
    “The professor named the assistant in connection with the invention.”
    mentionciteadvertbring uprefer
  6. give the name or identifying characteristics of
    “refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property”
    identify
  7. assign a specified, usually proper name to
    “The parents couldn't agree on a name for their baby.”
    call
  8. create and charge with a task or function
    nominateconstitute
  9. charge with a function
    make