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annotate

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an⋅no⋅tate

  [an-uh-teyt] verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
Use annotate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes: to annotate the works of Shakespeare.
–verb (used without object)
2. to make annotations or notes.
Origin:
1725–35; < L annotātus noted down (ptp. of annotāre), equiv. to an- an- 2 + notātus noted, marked; see note, -ate 1

Related forms:
an⋅no⋅ta⋅tive, an⋅no⋅ta⋅to⋅ry  [an-uh-tey-tuh-ree, -tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee; uh-noh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
an⋅no⋅ta⋅tor, noun
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an·no·tate   (ān'ō-tāt')   
v.   an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates

v.   tr.
To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss.
v.   intr.
To gloss a text.

[Latin annotāre, annotāt-, to note down : ad-, ad- + notāre, to write (from nota, note; see gnō- in Indo-European roots).]
an'no·ta'tive adj., an'no·ta'tor n.
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Main Entry: an·no·tate
Pronunciation: 'a-n&-"tAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
intransitive verb : to make or write an annotation transitive verb : to make or write annotations for —an·no·ta·tor /-"tA-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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annotate
annotation

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