denote
verb
- serve as indication of
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈnəʊt/ / /dɪˈnoʊt/
verb
Etymology: From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).
- To indicate; to mark.
“The yellow blazes denote the trail.”
“together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, that can denote me truly”
- To make overt.
- To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
“The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.”