denote
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈnəʊt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈnoʊt/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊt
Verb
editdenote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)
- (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.
- (transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto indicate, mark
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to make overt
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to convey as meaning
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See also
editPortuguese
editVerb
editdenote
- inflection of denotar:
Spanish
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdenote
- inflection of denotar:
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