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denotating

denotating is the present participle and gerund of denotate.

Meaning of denotate

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...

Questions about denotating

What is denotating the present participle and gerund of?
Denotating is the present participle and gerund of denotate.

Words near denotating in the dictionary

  1. denotable
  2. denotata
  3. denotate
  4. denotated
  5. denotates
  6. denotating
  7. denotation
  8. denotational
  9. denotational semantics
  10. denotationally
  11. denotations

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