Definition of annotate
annotated
;annotating
intransitive verb
: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
transitive verb
: to make or furnish annotations (see annotation 1) for (something, such as a literary work or subject) annotated his translation of Dante's Divine Comedy
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He annotated the text at several places.
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Origin and Etymology of annotate
Latin annotatus, past participle of annotare, from ad- + notare to mark — more at note
First Known Use: 1710
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: to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.)
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