transitive verb
-·not′ed, -·not′ing- to be a sign of; indicate: dark clouds denote rain
- to signify or refer to explicitly; stand for; mean: said of words, signs, or symbols
- Logic to be the name for (individuals or instances of a class)
Origin of denote
French dénoter from Middle French from Classical Latin denotare, to mark out, denote from de-, down + notare, to mark from nota, note