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• denote — 01. According to my book on palm reading, fingers which are short and blunt in appearance [denote] a stubborn character. 02. Each black dot which appears on the website s world map [denotes] the death of a child due to starvation. 03. Very fancy… …   Grammatical examples in English

• denote — de|note [dıˈnəut US ˈnout] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: dénoter, from Latin notare to note ] 1.) to mean something →↑connote ▪ What does the word curriculum denote that course does not? 2.) to represent or be a sign of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• denote — 1 signify, *mean, import Analogous words: betoken, bespeak, *indicate, attest, argue, prove: *intend, mean: *suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate 2 Denote, connote and their corresponding nouns denotation, connotation are complementary… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• denote, 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 …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• denote — To refer. Russell sometimes uses the term so that what he called complexes, or something more like concepts, are what denote, and what they denote is whatever falls under them. See reference, definite descriptions …   Philosophy dictionary

• denote — UK [dɪˈnəʊt] / US [dɪˈnoʊt] verb [transitive] Word forms denote : present tense I/you/we/they denote he/she/it denotes present participle denoting past tense denoted past participle denoted formal 1) to be a feature that shows you what something… …   English dictionary

• denote — [[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… …   English dictionary

• denote — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de + notare to note Date: 1562 1. to serve as an indication of ; betoken < the swollen bellies that denote starvation > 2. to serve as an …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• denote — 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… …   Modern English usage

• denote — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• denote — v.tr. 1 be a sign of; indicate (the arrow denotes direction). 2 (usu. foll. by that + clause) mean, convey. 3 stand as a name for; signify. Derivatives: denotation n. denotative adj. Etymology: F deacutenoter or f. L denotare (as DE , notare mark …   Useful english dictionary