New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Annotate — An no*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annotated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annotating}.] [L. annotatus; p. p. of annotare to annotate; ad + notare to mark, nota mark. See {Note}, n.] To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annotate — an·no·tate / a nə ˌtāt/ vb tat·ed, tat·ing vi: to make or write an annotation vt: to make or write annotations for an·no·ta·tor / ˌtā tər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
annotate — annotate, gloss and their corresponding nouns annotation, gloss mean, as verbs, to add or append comment, or as nouns, an added or appended comment intended to be helpful in interpreting a passage or text. One annotates a text (as of a literary… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Annotate — An no*tate, v. i. To make notes or comments; with on or upon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annotate — (v.) 1733, from L. annotatus, pp. of annotare to note down (see ANNOTATION (Cf. annotation)). Related: Annotated; annotating. Not in Johnson s Dictionary, but used therein in defining comment. Form annote is recorded from mid 15c. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
annotate — [v] write explanatory notes comment, commentate, construe, define, elucidate, explain, expound, footnote, gloss, illustrate, interpret, note, remark; concepts 51,57,79 … New thesaurus
annotate — ► VERB ▪ add explanatory notes to. DERIVATIVES annotation noun annotator noun. ORIGIN Latin annotare to mark … English terms dictionary
annotate — [an′ə tāt΄, an′ōtāt΄] vt., vi. annotated, annotating [< L annotatus, pp. of annotare < ad , to + notare, to note, mark < nota: see NOTE] to provide critical or explanatory notes for (a literary work, etc.) annotative adj. annotator n … English World dictionary
annotate — [[t]æ̱noʊteɪt[/t]] annotates, annotating, annotated VERB If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it. [V n] Historians annotate, check and interpret the diary selections. [V ed] ...an… … English dictionary
annotate — UK [ˈænəteɪt] / US [ˈænəˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms annotate : present tense I/you/we/they annotate he/she/it annotates present participle annotating past tense annotated past participle annotated to put notes in a piece of writing in… … English dictionary
annotate — annotative, annotatory /an euh tay teuh ree, teuh tawr ee, tohr ee; euh noh teuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. annotator, n. /an euh tayt /, v., annotated, annotating. v.t. 1. to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes: to… … Universalium
