denote

See also: dénote, dénoté, and denoté

English

Etymology

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare; de- "complete" and notare "to mark (out)"

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈnəʊt/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

(transitive) To indicate; to mark.
The yellow blazes denote the trail.
(transitive) To make overt.
The tears denoted her true feelings.
(transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.
"Pre-" denotes "before."

Derived terms

denotation
denotative

Translations

to indicate, mark

Bulgarian: означавам (bg) (označavam)
Dutch: aangeven (nl)
Finnish: merkitä (fi), tarkoittaa (fi), osoittaa (fi)
French: dénoter (fr), indiquer (fr), marquer (fr)
Galician: denotar
German: markieren (de), kennzeichnen (de), bezeichnen (de), anzeigen (de), formalisieren (de)
Greek:
Ancient: σημαίνω (sēmaínō)

Italian: indicare (it)
Persian: نشان دادن‎ (fa) (neshaan daadan)
Portuguese: denotar (pt), indicar (pt)
Russian: отмеча́ть (ru) impf (otmečátʹ), обознача́ть (ru) impf (oboznačátʹ), различа́ть (ru) impf (različátʹ), отлича́ть (ru) impf (otličátʹ)
Spanish: señalar (es), denotar (es), marcar (es)
Ukrainian: позначати (poznačaty)

to make overt

Bulgarian: показвам (bg) (pokazvam), издавам (bg) (izdavam)
Dutch: aanduiden (nl)
Finnish: ilmaista (fi), paljastaa (fi)
German: preisgeben (de), offenlegen (de), offenbaren (de), aufdecken (de)
Italian: rivelare (it)

Persian: فاش کردن‎ (faash kardan)
Portuguese: revelar (pt)
Russian: пока́зывать (ru) impf (pokázyvatʹ), ука́зывать (ru) impf (ukázyvatʹ), свиде́тельствовать (ru) impf (svidételʹstvovatʹ)
Spanish: revelar (es)

to convey as meaning

Dutch: betekenen (nl)
Finnish: merkitä (fi), tarkoittaa (fi)
French: dénoter (fr), signifier (fr)
German: bedeuten (de), symbolisieren (de)
Greek:
Ancient: σημαίνω (sēmaínō)

Italian: significare (it)
Norwegian: angi
Portuguese: denotar (pt), indicar (pt)
Russian: зна́чить (ru) impf (znáčitʹ), означа́ть (ru) impf (označátʹ), символизи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (simvolizírovatʹ)
Spanish: significar (es), denotar (es)
Ukrainian: означати (označaty)

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Translations to be checked

Telugu: సూచించు (sUchiMchu), తెలియజేయు (teliyajEyu)

Portuguese

Verb

denote

first-person singular present subjunctive of denotar
third-person singular present subjunctive of denotar
first-person singular imperative of denotar
third-person singular imperative of denotar

Spanish

Verb

denote

Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of denotar.
First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of denotar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of denotar.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of denotar.