annotate

[ an-uh-teyt ]
/ ˈæn əˌteɪt /
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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.

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Origin of annotate

1725–35; < Latin annotātus noted down (past participle of annotāre), equivalent to an- an-2 + notātus noted, marked; see note, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM annotate

an·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.

Words nearby annotate

anno urbis conditae, annona, annona family, annonaceous, annot., annotate, annotated, annotation, annotinous, announce, announcement
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Words related to annotative

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

Example sentences from the Web for annotative

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

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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 forms of annotate

annotatable, adjectiveannotative, adjectiveannotator, noun

Word Origin for annotate

C18: from Latin annotāre, from nota mark
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