denote

See also: dénote, dénoté, and denoté

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈnəʊt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈnoʊt/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

denote (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.
- 1982 December 25, J. Grainger, “Gay-by-Gay Calendars at a Glance”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 9:
  You'll find the usual holidays — Christmas and New Year's — denoted on this and other feminist calendars and even Jewish holy days and lunar phases, but Lesbian/Gay Pride Day is noticeably (and sadly) absent.
(transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
Coordinate terms: connote, evoke, allude

The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.

Derived terms

Translations

to indicate, mark

Bulgarian: означавам (bg) (označavam)
Dutch: aangeven (nl)
Finnish: merkitä (fi), tarkoittaa (fi), osoittaa (fi)
French: dénoter (fr), indiquer (fr), marquer (fr)
Galician: denotar (gl)
German: markieren (de), kennzeichnen (de), bezeichnen (de), anzeigen (de), formalisieren (de)
Greek:
Ancient: σημαίνω (sēmaínō)
Ingrian: merkitä, tähentää
Italian: indicare (it)
Persian: نشان دادن (fa) (nešân dâdan)
Portuguese: denotar (pt), indicar (pt)
Russian: отмеча́ть (ru) impf (otmečátʹ), обознача́ть (ru) impf (oboznačátʹ), различа́ть (ru) impf (različátʹ), отлича́ть (ru) impf (otličátʹ)
Spanish: señalar (es), denotar (es), marcar (es)
Ukrainian: позначати (poznačaty)
Welsh: dynodi (cy)

to make overt

Bulgarian: показвам (bg) (pokazvam), издавам (bg) (izdavam)
Dutch: aanduiden (nl)
Finnish: ilmaista (fi), paljastaa (fi)
German: preisgeben (de), offenlegen (de), offenbaren (de), aufdecken (de)
Italian: rivelare (it)
Persian: فاش کردن (fâš kardan)
Portuguese: revelar (pt)
Russian: пока́зывать (ru) impf (pokázyvatʹ), ука́зывать (ru) impf (ukázyvatʹ), свиде́тельствовать (ru) impf (svidételʹstvovatʹ)
Spanish: revelar (es)

to convey as meaning

Dutch: betekenen (nl)
Finnish: merkitä (fi), tarkoittaa (fi)
French: dénoter (fr), signifier (fr)
German: bedeuten (de), symbolisieren (de)
Greek:
Ancient: σημαίνω (sēmaínō)
Italian: significare (it)
Norwegian: angi
Portuguese: denotar (pt), indicar (pt)
Russian: зна́чить (ru) impf (znáčitʹ), означа́ть (ru) impf (označátʹ), символизи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (simvolizírovatʹ)
Spanish: significar (es), denotar (es)
Ukrainian: означати (uk) (označaty)
Welsh: dynodi (cy), golygu (cy)

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Telugu: ^{(please verify)} సూచించు (te) (sūciñcu), ^{(please verify)} తెలియజేయు (te) (teliyajēyu)

Portuguese

Verb

denote

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deˈnote/ [d̪eˈno.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: de‧no‧te

Verb

denote

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