English Explanatory Dictionary

denotate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To mark off; to denote.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛnəʊteɪt/

Word forms

denotate denotates denotating denotated

Etymology

First attested in 1597; either borrowed from Latin dēnotātus, perfect passive participle dēnotō (“to mark, observe”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) or a back-formation from denotation. Doublet of denote.

Related words

connotate notation note

Derived words

denotator
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