annotate

The definition of annotate means to create explanatory notes for a text.

(verb)

An example of annotate is to include definitions for archaic terms in the Bible.

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See annotate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb annotated, annotating

to provide critical or explanatory notes for (a literary work, etc.)

Origin: < L annotatus, pp. of annotare < ad-, to + notare, to note, mark < nota: see note

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See annotate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates
verb, transitive
To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss.
verb, intransitive
To gloss a text.

Origin:

Origin: Latin annotāre, annotāt-, to note down

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + notāre, to write (from nota, note; see gnō- in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

  • anˈno·taˌtive adjective
  • anˈno·taˌtor noun

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