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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Denote  \De*note"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Denoted};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Denoting}.]  [L.  denotare;  de-  +  notare  to  mark,  nota 
  mark,  sign,  note:  cf  F.  d['e]noter.  See  {Note}.] 
  1.  To  mark  out  plainly;  to  signify  by  a  visible  sign;  to 
  serve  as  the  sign  or  name  of  to  indicate;  to  point  out 
  as  the  hands  of  the  clock  denote  the  hour. 
 
  The  better  to  denote  her  to  the  doctor.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  be  the  sign  of  to  betoken;  to  signify;  to  mean 
 
  A  general  expression  to  denote  wickedness  of  every 
  sort.  --Gilpin. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  denote 
  v  1:  be  a  sign  or  indication  of  "Her  smile  denoted  that  she 
  agreed" 
  2:  have  as  a  meaning;  "  `multi-'  denotes  `many'  "  [syn:  {refer}] 
  3:  make  known  make  an  announcement;  "She  denoted  his  feelings 
  clearly"  [syn:  {announce}] 




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