notate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of notate
First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin notāt-, stem of notātus past participle of notāre “to mark, note, identify”
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To actually see this performed, they needed tens of thousands of dollars to professionally notate the score; hire musicians and a conductor; and secure the time and venues to rehearse and, eventually, perform “Unforgettable Sunrise.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Some of these cars included rail placards that notate that hazardous materials are onboard, a practice created by the U.S.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
But fallen boulders scattered on the valley floor notate a historical soundtrack of ice and water and wind.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
As a part of that process, which they call “ground truth,” ShotSpotter asks patrol officers to add and notate shell casings, bullet holes, gather witness testimony and other “evidence of gunfire” using its software.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Roza and I go from door to door, about five households a day, to notate the songs.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
His blends of tenderness and ferocity, and of notated music and improvisation, inspired goals to which musicians still strive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
In the second movement, the soloist vocalizes alongside notated playing, which Chase dispatched with her trademark theatricality.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
The Pope Balenciaga AI-generated photo should have always been notated.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 21, 2023
Her work is a duet between traditions, where classically notated orchestral and chamber ensembles dance with improvised, microtonal Hindustani vocals, sitars and violins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
A notated form of Cuban habanera, a song called ‘San Pascual Bailon’, survives from as early as 1803.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Her music often has the feel of transcriptions from nature; like Messiaen notating bird songs, she seems to translate the sounds of tectonic and cosmic forces for the concert hall.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
James spent hours watching every interview she could find with Anderson on YouTube, notating her pace, tone and inflection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
It’s a picaresque by a poet more concerned with notating startling moments than crafting a multibraided saga.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2019
There were some short-answer sections, and a section about notating music, for which Kevin consulted an app from the online course provider Apex on his iPhone.
From Slate ● May 23, 2017
The first we really know about rhythm is that Perotin found a way of notating it.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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