denote

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See also: dénote, dénoté, and denoté

English

Etymology

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).

Pronunciation

Verb

denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

  1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
    The yellow blazes denote the trail.
    • c. 1599-1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 1, scene 2; republished as Hamlet, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1992, →ISBN, page 9:
      together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, that can denote me truly
    • 1951 January, “The Why and the Wherefore: Locomotive Markings”, in Railway Magazine, page 73:
      The letters "SC" inscribed on the smokebox door of a locomotive denote that it is fitted with a self-cleaning smokebox.
  2. (transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.
    The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Verb

denote

  1. inflection of denotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈnote/
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: de‧no‧te

Verb

denote

  1. inflection of denotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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