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annotate

an·no·tate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-uh-teyt]
    • /ˈæn əˌteɪt/
    • /ˈæn.ə.teɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-uh-teyt]
    • /ˈæn əˌteɪt/

Definitions of annotate word

  • verb annotate If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it. 3
  • verb annotate to supply (a written work, such as an ancient text) with critical or explanatory notes 3
  • verb transitive annotate to provide critical or explanatory notes for (a literary work, etc.) 3
  • abbreviation Definition of ANNOTATE in Technology annotation 3
  • verb with object annotate to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes: to annotate the works of Shakespeare. 1
  • verb without object annotate to make annotations or notes. 1

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Origin of annotate

First appearance:

before 1725
One of the 49% newest English words
1725-35; < Latin annotātus noted down (past participle of annotāre), equivalent to an- an-2 + notātus noted, marked; see note, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Annotate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

annotate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

annotate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for annotate

verb annotate

  • comment — If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or you give an explanation for it.
  • remark — to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
  • footnote — an explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.
  • gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
  • note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.

Antonyms for annotate

verb annotate

  • mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
  • obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.

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