annotate

verb

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an·no·tate | \ ˈa-nə-ˌtāt

annotated; annotating

Definition of annotate

intransitive verb

: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment

transitive verb

: to make or furnish annotations (see annotation sense 1) for (something, such as a literary work or subject) annotated his translation of Dante's Divine Comedy

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Other Words from annotate

annotative \ ˈa-nə-ˌtā-tiv

\ adjective

annotator \ ˈa-nə-ˌtā-tər

\ noun

Examples of annotate in a Sentence

He annotated the text at several places.

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