Dictionary

denote en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈnəʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /dɪˈnoʊt/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
   • The yellow blazes denote the trail.
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, that can denote me truly 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:
2. (transitive) To make overt.
3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
   • The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.

Forms

Coordinates

evoke · connote · allude

Deriveds

denotement · denotee · denotative · denotive · redenote · denotability · undenoted · denotatory · denotable · denotation

Relateds

connote

Translations (72)

de preisgeben (to make overt) · pt denotar (to indicate, mark) · de aufdecken (to make overt) · ru означа́ть (to convey as meaning) · es significar (to convey as meaning) · fr dénoter (to convey as meaning) · cmn 意为 (to indicate, mark) · uk означати (to convey as meaning) · gl denotar (to indicate, mark) · pt denotar (to convey as meaning) · de offenbaren (to make overt) · es revelar (to make overt) · es marcar (to indicate, mark) · nl aangeven (to indicate, mark) · grc σημαίνω (to indicate, mark) · de offenlegen (to make overt) · ru отмеча́ть (to indicate, mark) · de bezeichnen (to indicate, mark) · ru символизи́ровать (to convey as meaning) · fa نشان دادن (to indicate, mark) · bg показвам (to make overt) · fr indiquer (to indicate, mark) · no angi (to convey as meaning) · fr dénoter (to indicate, mark) · es denotar (to convey as meaning) · izh tähentää (to indicate, mark) · ru обознача́ть (to indicate, mark) · bg означавам (to indicate, mark) · cy dynodi (to indicate, mark) · es señalar (to indicate, mark) · it rivelare (to make overt) · fi ilmaista (to make overt) · ru зна́чить (to convey as meaning) · de formalisieren (to indicate, mark) · ru отлича́ть (to indicate, mark) · izh merkitä (to indicate, mark) · nl aanduiden (to make overt) · fr signifier (to convey as meaning) · de anzeigen (to indicate, mark) · no betegne (to indicate, mark) · fi tarkoittaa (to convey as meaning) · de markieren (to indicate, mark) · fi paljastaa (to make overt) · grc σημαίνω (to convey as meaning) · ru различа́ть (to indicate, mark) · ga cuir in iúl (to indicate, mark) · it indicare (to indicate, mark) · bg издавам (to make overt) · fi merkitä (to indicate, mark) · fi tarkoittaa (to indicate, mark) · pt indicar (to convey as meaning) · de kennzeichnen (to indicate, mark) · pt indicar (to indicate, mark) · de symbolisieren (to convey as meaning) · fa فاش کردن (to make overt) · fi osoittaa (to indicate, mark) · uk позначати (to indicate, mark) · de bedeuten (to convey as meaning) · ru пока́зывать (to make overt) · cy golygu (to convey as meaning) · ru свиде́тельствовать (to make overt) · cmn 表示 (to indicate, mark) · es denotar (to indicate, mark) · ca denotar (to indicate, mark) · fr marquer (to indicate, mark) · pt revelar (to make overt) · fi merkitä (to convey as meaning) · nl betekenen (to convey as meaning) · it significare (to convey as meaning) · it denotare (to indicate, mark) · cy dynodi (to convey as meaning) · ru ука́зывать (to make overt)