Difference between revisions of "Denote"

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English

Verb

Denote (third-person singular simple present Denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.

   The yellow blazes denote the trail.

2. (transitive) To make overt.

   The tears denoted her true feelings.

3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey meaning.

Synonyms for Denote

signify, mean, express, intend, mark, imply, specify, connote, indicate.

Thesaurus

add up to, advert to, allude to, announce, approve, argue, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, be taken as, bespeak, betoken, breathe, characterize, connote, demonstrate, denominate, designate, differentiate, disclose, display, distinguish, emblematize, entail, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, figure, finger, furnish evidence, give evidence, give indication of, give token, go to show, highlight, hint, identify, illustrate, imply, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, involve, manifest, mark, mean, name, note, pick out, point at, point out, point to, prove, refer to, represent, reveal, select, set forth, show, show signs of, signalize, signify, speak for itself, speak volumes, specify, spell, stand for, stigmatize, suggest, symbol, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, tell, tend to show, testify, typify

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• Rhymes: -əʊt

Derived terms

• denotation
• denotative