denote
To indicate; to mark.
Example
“The yellow blazes denote the trail.”
Other meanings
To make overt. en
To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
Synonyms
- refer
Related words
- undenoted
- denotability
- denotable
- denotatory
- denotee
- denotement
- denotive
- denotation
- denotative
Word history
From Latin "denotare".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “denote” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.