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notate

verb

  1. put into a system of notation (as music or choreography), translating into a special system of marks/characters
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nəʊˈteɪt/

adj

Etymology: First attested in 1857; borrowed from Latin notātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

  1. Marked with coloured spots or lines.

verb

Etymology: First attested in 1871; back-formation from notation or from Latin notātus, perfect passive participle of notō; either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, note + -ate.

  1. To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored.
  2. To add notes to; to annotate
  3. To create notation (e.g. music or mathematics); to record/put down in the form of notation