verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To indicate; to mark. transitive

   "The yellow blazes denote the trail."

2. 2
   have as a meaning wordnet
3. 3
   To make overt. transitive
4. 4
   be a sign or indication of wordnet
5. 5
   To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning. transitive

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

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6. 6
   make known; make an announcement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

announcedesignateadd up toadumbrateadvert toallude to

Example

More examples

"We use the symbol “⊂” to denote proper inclusion."

Etymology

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

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