annotate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈænəˌteɪt/ UK /ˈanəteɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to add explanatory notes or comments to a text

She annotated the manuscript with sources for every quotation.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to add explanatory notes or... gloss comment note explain elucidate footnote

Word family

Derived forms annotationannotatorannotative

Related forms note notation

Etymology

From Latin annotatus, past participle of annotare ('to note down'), from ad- ('to') + notare ('to mark'), from nota ('mark, sign').

annotare Latin nota Latin

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# annotate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈænəˌteɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈanəteɪt/

## Meanings
1. to add explanatory notes or comments to a text

## Examples
- She annotated the manuscript with sources for every quotation.

## Synonyms
- gloss
- comment
- note
- explain
- elucidate
- footnote

## Derived Forms
- annotation
- annotator
- annotative

## Related Forms
- note
- notation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: annotare
- Root: nota

## Etymology
From Latin annotatus, past participle of annotare ('to note down'), from ad- ('to') + notare ('to mark'), from nota ('mark, sign').

## AI Etymology
annotate comes from Latin annotatus, past participle of annotare ('to note down'), from ad- ('to') + notare ('to mark'), from nota ('mark, sign'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the verb sense is "to add explanatory notes or comments to a text", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as note, notation and derivatives such as annotation, annotator, annotative, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin annotare, Latin nota, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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