denote

de·note

transitive verb \di-ˈnōt, dē-\

Definition of DENOTE

1

: to serve as an indication of : betoken <the swollen bellies that denote starvation>

2

: to serve as an arbitrary mark for <red flares denoting danger>

3

: to make known : announce <his crestfallen look denoted his distress>

4

a : to serve as a linguistic expression of the notion of : mean

b : to stand for : designate

— de·note·ment \-ˈnōt-mənt\ noun

Examples of DENOTE

1. The word “derby” can denote a horse race or a kind of hat.
2. Her death denoted the end of an era.

Origin of DENOTE

Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- + notare to note

First Known Use: 1562

Related to DENOTE

Synonyms

mean, express, import, intend, signify, spell

Related Words

connote, imply, suggest; add up (to), amount (to); hint, infer, insinuate, intimate; embody, epitomize, personify, represent, symbol, symbolize; advert, allude (to), cite, instance, mention, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon); designate, indicate, point (to), signal; announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain

Rhymes with DENOTE

afloat, airboat, banknote, bareboat, bluecoat, blue note, box coat, bumboat, capote, car coat, catboat, C-note, compote, connote, coyote, cutthroat, deep throat, demote, devote, dovecote, dreamboat, eighth note, emote, endnote, fireboat, fistnote, flatboat, foldboat, footnote, frock coat, gemot, grace note, greatcoat, gunboat, half note, headnote, Hohhot, houseboat, housecoat, iceboat, johnboat, keelboat, keynote, lab coat, lifeboat, longboat, mash note, one-note, peacoat, pigboat, promote, Q-boat, raincoat, Rajkot, redcoat, remote, rowboat, sack coat, sailboat, sauceboat, scapegoat, seed coat, shape note, sheepcote, showboat, sore throat, speedboat, steamboat, stoneboat, straw vote, strep throat, Sukkoth, surcoat, surfboat, swan boat, tailcoat, topcoat, towboat, trench coat, tugboat, turncoat, U-boat, unquote, wainscot, whaleboat, whitethroat, whole note, woodnote, workboat