annotate

[ an-uh-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing.

1. to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes:

   to annotate the works of Shakespeare.

verb (used without object)

, an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing.

1. to make annotations or notes.

annotate

/ ˈænəʊˌteɪt; ˈænə- /

verb

1. to supply (a written work, such as an ancient text) with critical or explanatory notes

Derived Forms

• ˈannoˌtatable, adjective
• ˈannoˌtator, noun
• ˈannoˌtative, adjective

Other Words From

• anno·tative an·no·ta·to·ry [an, -, uh, -tey-t, uh, -ree, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, uh, -, noh, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• anno·tator noun
• over·anno·tate verb overannotated overannotating
• re·anno·tate verb reannotated reannotating

Word History and Origins

Origin of annotate¹

First recorded in 1725–35; from Latin annotātus “marked down,” past participle of annotāre “to mark down,” from an- an- ² + notāre “to mark” ( note )

Word History and Origins

Origin of annotate¹

C18: from Latin annotāre, from nota mark

Example Sentences

The latest $400 model has a reading light and a touch screen that allows you to annotate while reading.

From The Daily Beast

Madame Beattie threw back her plumed head and laughed, the same laugh she had used to annotate the stories.

From Project Gutenberg

He read industriously for some time, occasionally pausing to annotate; and once or twice he raised his head and listened.

From Project Gutenberg

He would annotate three hundred volumes for a page of facts.

From Project Gutenberg

To annotate it in detail would be to spoil its completeness.

From Project Gutenberg

His curiosity turning to admiration, he began to translate and annotate the most striking treatises that fell into his hands.

From Project Gutenberg