denote

UK: /dɪˈnəʊt/ US: /dɪˈnoʊt/ ,(di nōt′)

Inflections of 'denote' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

denotes

v 3rd person singular

denoting

v pres p

denoted

v past

denoted

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•note /dɪˈnoʊt/   v. [ not: be + ~-ing;
~ + obj], -not•ed, -not•ing. 

1. to indicate clearly:
   A fever often denotes an infection.

See -nota-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•note  (di nōt′), v.t., -not•ed, -not•ing. 

1. to be a mark or sign of;
   indicate:
   A fever often denotes an infection.
2. to be a name or designation for;
   mean.
3. to represent by a symbol;
   stand as a symbol for.

• Middle French dénoter, Latin dēnotāre to mark out, equivalent. to dē- de- + notāre to mark; see note
• 1585–95

de•not′a•ble, adj. 
de•note′ment, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. mark, signal, signify, evidence.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

denote / dɪˈnəʊt/ verb (tr; may take a clause as object)

1. to be a sign, symbol, or symptom of; indicate or designate
2. (of words, phrases, expressions, etc) to have as a literal or obvious meaning

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dēnotāre to mark, from notāre to mark, note