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denotate

/ˈdɛnəʊteɪt/

denotate verb: to mark off; to denote.

Verb

denotate (third-person singular simple present denotates, present participle denotating, simple past and past participle denotated)

  1. (archaic) To mark off; to denote.
    • Thoſe termes of all and for ever in ſcripture, are not eternall, but onely denotate a longer time, which by many examples they prove.1638, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Cure of Despaire by Physick, good counsell, comforts, &c.”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy. […], 5th edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [Robert...
    • An old paultry book, say you, sold by the hawking Pedlars and Balladmongers, entituled The Blason of Colours: Who made it? whoever it was, he was wise in that he did not set his name to it: but, besides, I know not what I should rather admire in him, his presumption or his sottishnesse: his...1653, Francis Rabelais [i.e., François Rabelais], translated by [Thomas Urquhart, Peter Anthony Motteux], “The Colours and Liveries of Gargantua”, in The Works of Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick...

Forms of denotate

third-person singular presentdenotates
present participledenotating
past participledenotated
pastdenotated

Origin of denotate

First attested in 1597; either borrowed from Latin dēnotātus, perfect passive participle dēnotō (“to mark, observe”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)) or a back-formation from denotation. Doublet of denote.

Words formed from denotate

Questions about denotate

What does denotate mean?
Denotate means to mark off; to denote.
What part of speech is denotate?
Denotate is a verb.
How do you pronounce denotate?
Denotate is pronounced /ˈdɛnəʊteɪt/.
What is the past tense of denotate?
The past tense of denotate is denotated.

Words near denotate in the dictionary

  1. Denos
  2. denosumab
  3. denotability
  4. denotable
  5. denotata
  6. denotate
  7. denotated
  8. denotates
  9. denotating
  10. denotation
  11. denotational

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