nominate vs pick out

nominate and pick out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nominate	No	No	Yes	No
pick out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick out is a hypernym of nominate; that is, pick out is a word with a broader meaning than nominate:

nominate: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
pick out: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Other hypernyms of nominate include choose, select, take.

nominate (verb)	pick out (verb)
propose as a candidate for some honor	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
create and charge with a task or function	detect with the senses
charge with a function; charge to be
put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position