Nominate (7)
I believe the answer is:
appoint
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">nominate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for appoint that I've seen before include "Assign to a post" , "Settle" , "Furnish" , "Determine (a time/place)" , "Assign position to" .)