denote.
To indicate; to mark.
Meaning & usage
To indicate; to mark.
The yellow blazes denote the trail.
To make overt.
To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.