annotate

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UK/ˈæn.ə.teɪt/Canada, US[ˈɛənəteɪt]

verb

To add annotation to.

“He read the poem carefully, then annotated it with a felt pen.”

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footnoteglosscomment
OriginLatin annotātus →
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Meanings

verbannotate (third-person singular simple present annotates, present participle annotating, simple past and past participle annotated)

present singular third person annotates · participle present annotating · participle past annotated · past annotated

  1. transitiveTo add annotation to.

    He read the poem carefully, then annotated it with a felt pen.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbadd explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

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footnote
Broader
writecomposepen

verbprovide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

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glosscomment
Broader
redeinterpret
Also see
commentfootnoteglossuncomment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinannotātus
  2. Englishannotate

From Latin annotātus, past participle of annotāre (an alternative form of adnotāre), from ad- (“to”) + notāre (“to mark, note”). By surface analysis, an- + note + -ate.

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Translations

Bulgarian анотирам, правя коментар
  • анотирам (anotiram)to add annotation
  • правя коментар (pravja komentar)to add annotation
Chinese Mandarin 注釋 /注释, 註解 /注解
  • 注釋 /注释 (zhùshì)to add annotation
  • 註解 /注解 (zhùjiě)to add annotation
Finnish kommentoida, huomauttaa
  • kommentoidato add annotation
  • huomauttaato add annotation
French annoter
  • annoterto add annotation
German mit Anmerkungen versehen, kommentieren
  • mit Anmerkungen versehento add annotation
  • kommentierento add annotation
  • beschriftento add annotation
  • annotierento add annotation
Greek υπομνηματίζω
  • υπομνηματίζω (ypomnimatízo)to add annotation
Hebrew העיר
  • העיר (he'ír)to add annotation
Italian annotare, commentare
  • annotareto add annotation
  • commentareto add annotation
  • chiosareto add annotation
  • glossareto add annotation
Japanese 注解する, 注釈する
  • 注解する (chūkai suru)to add annotation
  • 注釈する (chūshaku suru)to add annotation
Persian فرانوشتن
  • فرانوشتنto add annotation
Polish adnotować
  • adnotowaćto add annotation
Portuguese anotar
  • anotarto add annotation
Romanian adnota
  • adnotato add annotation
Spanish anotar, apostillar
  • anotarto add annotation
  • apostillarto add annotation
  • acotarto add annotation
  • enserirto add annotation
  • inserirto add annotation
  • injerirto add annotation
Swedish annotera
  • annoterato add annotation
Cite this entry
APA

annotate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annotate

MLA

“annotate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annotate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annotate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annotate.

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