Nŭn'cu-pāte, v. t.

v. t. [Lat. nuncupare, nuncupatum, from nomine capere, to call by name, from nomen, name, and capere, to take.] 1. To declare publicly or solemnly. [Obs.] In whose presence did he nuncupate it? Barrow. 2. To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe. You should, on my advice, have nuncupated this handsome monument of your skill and dexterity to some great one. Evelyn.