definitions

annotate

[ an-uh-teyt ]
/ ˈæn əˌteɪt /
|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR annotate ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing.

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.

to make annotations or notes.

RELATED WORDS

analytical, informative, supplementary, interpretive, exegetical, exegetic, explanative, explicative, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, instructive, interpretative, clarifying, explicatory, informing, elucidative, expository, descriptive, allegorical

Nearby words

anno urbis conditae, annona, annona family, annonaceous, annot., annotate, annotated, annotation, annotinous, announce, announcement

Origin of annotate

1725–35; < Latin annotātus noted down (past participle of annotāre), equivalent to an- an-2 + notātus noted, marked; see note, -ate1
Related formsan·no·ta·tive, an·no·ta·to·ry [an-uh-tey-tuh-ree, -tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee; uh-noh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈæn əˌteɪ tə ri, -təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i; əˈnoʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivean·no·ta·tor, nouno·ver·an·no·tate, verb, o·ver·an·no·tat·ed, o·ver·an·no·tat·ing.re·an·no·tate, verb, re·an·no·tat·ed, re·an·no·tat·ing.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for annotative

  • Good specimen of the "annotative" style with a parenthetic comment.

    Cyropaedia|Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for annotative

annotate

/ (ˈænəʊˌteɪt, ˈænə-) /

verb

to supply (a written work, such as an ancient text) with critical or explanatory notes
Derived Formsannotatable, adjectiveannotative, adjectiveannotator, noun

Word Origin for annotate

C18: from Latin annotāre, from nota mark
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for annotative

annotate

v.

1733, from Latin annotatus, past participle of annotare "to note down" (see annotation). Related: Annotated; annotating. Not in Johnson's "Dictionary," but used therein in defining comment. Form annote is recorded from mid-15c. Related: Annotated; annotating.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper