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Pronunciation : De*note"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. d?noter. See Note.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Denoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Denoting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913