denote
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)
- (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
- 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
- The yellow blazes denote the trail.
- (transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.
- The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to indicate, mark
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to make overt
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to convey as meaning
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PortugueseEdit
VerbEdit
denote
- first-person singular present subjunctive of denotar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of denotar
- first-person singular imperative of denotar
- third-person singular imperative of denotar
SpanishEdit
VerbEdit
denote