Nuncupate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nuncupate \Nun"cu*pate\, v. t. [L. nuncupatus, p. p. of
     nuncupare to nuncupate, prob. fr. nomen name + capere to
     take.]
     1. To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally.
        [Obs.]
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              In whose presence did St. Peter nuncupate it?
                                                    --Barrow.
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     2. To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; as, to nuncupate
        a book. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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