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Definition of Denote
1. Verb. Be a sign or indication of. "Her smile denoted that she agreed"
2. Verb. Have as a meaning. "`multi-' denotes `many' "
Generic synonyms: Intend, Mean, Signify, Stand For
Specialized synonyms: Convolute, Pervert, Sophisticate, Twist, Twist Around, Euphemise, Euphemize, Come Back, Hark Back, Recall, Return, Identify, Name, Apply, Slur, Express, State
Derivative terms: Denotation, Denotative, Denotative, Denotive, Reference, Reference
3. Verb. Make known; make an announcement. "She denoted her feelings clearly"
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Denounce, Meld, Report, Report, Blazon Out, Cry, Trump, Trump Out, Blare Out, Blat Out, Call Out, Advertise, Advertize, Publicise, Publicize, Post, Sound
Derivative terms: Announcer, Announcer, Annunciatory
Definition of Denote
1. v. t. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour.
Definition of Denote
1. Verb. (transitive) To indicate; to mark. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To make overt. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey meaning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Denote
1. to indicate [v -NOTED, -NOTING, -NOTES] : DENOTIVE [adj] - See also: indicate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Denote
Literary usage of Denote
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1907)
"E MOSAIC NAMES OF GOD, AND WHAT THEY denote. ... We shall use the small h in
connection with the respective capital to denote this aspiration, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"(a) Let S, denote the sum KO+I<I+ . . . +и„ this sum being taken so as to ...
(i) In the same way, for the expansion of (A - a)*, let », denote MO-MI + ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The designation Zend-Avesta, which is often employed to denote the sacred ...
It is similarly used by the Parsee priests to denote the Pahlavi version and ..."
4. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1916)
"The future may express a command, like the imperative ; and, in the second person,
may denote concession or permission (negative où). ..."
5. Principles of English Etymology by Walter William Skeat (1887)
"tically, but one symbol (s) to denote both * and z'. This is in some measure the
case still; for, though we find that ce (as in twice) and c (as in city) ..."
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