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de·note

   [dih-noht]
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; < Middle French dénoter, Latin dēnotāre to mark out, equivalent to dē- de- + notāre to mark; see note

Related forms
de·not·a·ble, adjective
de·note·ment, noun
un·de·not·a·ble, adjective
un·de·not·ed, adjective

Can be confused: connote, denote.

Synonyms
1. mark, signal, signify, evidence.

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denote (dɪˈnəʊt)
 
—vb
1.  to be a sign, symbol, or symptom of; indicate or designate
2.  (of words, phrases, expressions, etc) to have as a literal or obvious meaning
 
[C16: from Latin dēnotāre to mark, from notāre to mark, note]
 
de'notable
 
—adj
 
de'notement
 
—n

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denote
1590s, from M.Fr. denoter, from L. denotare "denote, mark out," from de- "completely" + notare "to mark."
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