denote
UK /dɪˈnəʊt/ · US /dɪˈnoʊt/ verb
Forms denotes denoting denoted
- verb (transitive) To indicate; to mark. “The yellow blazes denote the trail.”
- verb (transitive) To make overt.
- verb (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning. “The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.”
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Etymology
From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour.
- verb To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.
Etymology [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. dénoter. See Note.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “denote”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details