NUNCUPATE

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