denote
verbUK /dɪˈnəʊt/ · US /dɪˈnoʊt/
Etymology From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
1
To indicate; to mark.
- The yellow blazes denote the trail.
- together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, that can denote me trulyc. 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:
2 more examples
- The letters "SC" inscribed on the smokebox door of a locomotive denote that it is fitted with a self-cleaning smokebox.1951 January, “The Why and the Wherefore: Locomotive Markings”, in Railway Magazine, page 73:
- 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.1982 December 25, J. Grainger, “Gay-by-Gay Calendars at a Glance”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 9:
2
To make overt.
3
To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
- The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.
- Derived terms
- denotability, denotable, denotation, denotative, denotatory, denotee, denotement, denotive, undenoted
- Related terms
- connote