denote

  • 21denote — [[t]dɪno͟ʊt[/t]] denotes, denoting, denoted 1) VERB If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it. [FORMAL] [V n] Red eyes denote strain and fatigue... [V that] Yet there had been a message waiting on the blackboard, denoting… …

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  • 22denote — connote, denote Both words mean broadly ‘to signify’ but that is where the correspondence ends. A word denotes its primary meaning; it connotes attributes associated with the broad primary meaning. So the word spring denotes the first season of… …

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  • 23denote, connote — To denote is to indicate, to be a sign or mark of: The thermometer denotes that he has a high fever. To connote is to suggest or to signify : The word welcome connotes hospitality. The distinction in meaning between these words is related to that …

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  • 24denote — denotable, adj. denotement, n. /di noht /, v.t., denoted, denoting. 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. [1585 95;… …

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  • 25denote — Synonyms and related words: add up to, advert to, allude to, announce, approve, argue, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, be taken as, bespeak, betoken, breathe, characterize, connote, demonstrate,… …

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  • 26denote — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. designate, signify, indicate, express, mean, specify. See evidence, meaning, indication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. indicate, signify, express; see mean 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. mean,… …

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  • 27denote — de|note [ dı nout ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to mean something: REPRESENT: In the table, T denotes time and W weight. 2. ) to be a feature that shows you what something is: INDICATE: Bad stitching denotes a poor quality carpet …

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  • 28denote — de·note || dɪ nəʊt v. symbolize; mark …

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  • 29denote v — disbar v …

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  • 30denote — [dɪ nəʊt] verb be a sign of; indicate. ↘stand as a name or symbol for. Derivatives denotation noun denotational adjective denotative tətɪv adjective Origin C16: from Fr. dénoter or L. denotare, from de away, thoroughly + notare observe, note …

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