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”
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
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
The program lets regular people flag and notate misleading tweets.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
And, on Ms. Simard’s second night at the theater, a stopwatch, which allowed her to notate her script with timings for costume changes and transitions.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2018
He was listening to lots of classical music and noodling on the piano; his first thought was maybe to notate the short pieces he was composing and put out a little book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2017
Sharps and flats used to notate music in these traditions should not be assumed to mean a change in pitch equal to an equal-temperament half-step.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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
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
Timekeepers notated the passage of time using combinations of 13 numbers and 20 symbols, always in the same sequence.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 5, 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
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
What carried me through is the image of C.P.E. possibly improvising this piece, and then later notating it, because it really does sound like an improvisation — like playing for himself.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 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
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
