annotate
verb
an·no·tate
ˈa-nə-ˌtāt 
annotated; annotating
: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
: 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
Examples of annotate in a Sentence
He annotated the text at several places.
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Sliced from a tree felled by loggers in 1891, the cross-section was annotated with historical events that marked its 13 centuries of life, from the beginning of Chinese book printing to the Crusades to the invention of the telescope.
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Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Sliced from a tree felled by loggers in 1891, the cross-section was annotated with historical events that marked its 13 centuries of life, from the beginning of Chinese book printing to the Crusades to the invention of the telescope.
—Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026
The software covers standard PDF tasks like editing text, inserting images, annotating documents, and merging or splitting files.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit claims Meta did not adequately disclose that intimate footage could be reviewed and annotated by a human contractor.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
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annotate
verb
an·no·tate
ˈa-nə-ˌtāt
annotated; annotating
: to make or write an annotation
: to make or write annotations for
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