notate

verb

no·​tate ˈnō-ˌtāt How to pronounce notate (audio)
notated; notating

transitive verb

: to put into notation

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Hollywood lurched into a fresh wave of existential panic this week after Deadline, notating an otherwise dry industry panel on Saturday, September 27, seized on a stray remark. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025 Then prepare meal plans scoping out the weekly ads from your go-to markets and notating the recurring deals on specific days of the week. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025 In a May 2022 memo, the HOA wrote to Martin that the violation was sent to him by mistake and that his file had been notated. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 July 2025 The composer responded in part by transposing the eight-by-eight chessboard onto the keyboard, with eight octaves on the piano, and devised an experimental score that notates the movement of various chess pieces to given squares on the board. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for notate

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from notation

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of notate was in 1871

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“Notate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notate. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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