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Webster 1913 Edition
Denote
De-note′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Denoted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Denoting
.] 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 hourThe better to
denote
her to the doctor. Shakespeare
2.
To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.
A general expression to
denote
wickedness of every sort. Gilpin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Denote
DENOTE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To mark; to signify by a visible sign; to indicate; to express. The character X denotes multiplication.2.
To show; to betoken; to indicate; as, a quick pulse denotes fever.