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–verb (used with object), -not·ed, -not·ing.

1.	to be a mark or sign of; indicate: A fever often denotes an infection.

2.	to be a name or designation for; mean.

3.	to represent by a symbol; stand as a symbol for.

[Origin: 1585–95; < MF dénoter, L dénotāre to mark out, equiv. to dé- de- + notāre to mark; see note

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—Related forms

de·not·a·ble, adjective

de·note·ment, noun

—Synonyms 1. mark, signal, signify, evidence.

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tr.v. de·not·ed, de·not·ing, de·notes

To mark; indicate: a frown that denoted increasing impatience.
To serve as a symbol or name for the meaning of; signify: A flashing yellow light denotes caution.
To signify directly; refer to specifically.

[French dénoter, from Latin dēnotāre : dē-, de- + notāre, to mark; see connote.]

de·not'a·ble adj., de·no'tive adj.

Usage Note: Denote and connote are often confused because both words have senses that entail signification. Denote means "to signify directly or literally" and describes the relation between the word and the thing it conventionally names. Connote means "to signify indirectly, suggest or imply" and describes the relation between the word and the images or associations it evokes. Thus, the word river denotes a moving body of water and may connote such things as the relentlessness of time and the changing nature of life.

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