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):

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• Rhymes: -əʊt

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.

   • 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.

2. (transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (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

• denotability
• denotable
• denotation
• denotative
• denotatory
• denotee
• denotement
• denotive
• undenoted

 

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)

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)

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Translations to be checked

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

See also

• connote

Portuguese

Verb

denote

1. 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

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