annotate meaning

UK US /ˈænəteɪt/ 3 syllables

annotate (verb): add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments.

annotate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

annotate as a verb

  1. add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
    • The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel

    Synonyms: footnote

    Type of: write

    Related forms: note, annotation, annotator

  2. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
    • He annotated on what his teacher had written

    Synonyms: gloss, comment

    Type of: rede

    Related forms: note

How to pronounce annotate

annotate is pronounced /ˈænəteɪt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in TE · 8-letter words

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