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to annotate

to annotate

8 4.8
Add short notes to a text or picture to explain it
  • verb
  • /ˈænəˌteɪt/
translation icon : anotar
  • As part of the assignment, the students were instructed to annotate the text with their thoughts and observations.
  • annotated bibliography
  • annotating texts
  • annotate articles

He had his he had his team annotate and cross reference every ghost story.

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Examples

  • The students were invited to annotate the text as they read it the first time.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Writers upload PDFs of scholarly journal articles to Qiqqa, then highlight and annotate these articles as they read them.

    Academic text (2012)
  • When students annotate a text, they have sources that they can use to support their claims.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Students are asked to read a fictional story, annotate it, and answer four questions based on these standards.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Students' ability to annotate was the key to their success in this unit of inquiry.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Students were encouraged to annotate and then use their notes in discussions.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The way the student has annotated the text demonstrates his ability to engage with it.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The Astronomy Center will collect, annotate, organize, and deliver this material.

    Academic text (2004)
  • First, existing studies that include only place names must be annotated with geographic coordinates.

    Academic text (2013)
  • One way is to create and share annotated bibliographies that depict quality multicultural literature.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to comment
vsto annotate
84 2.4

To write notes in a text to explain words

covers notes on texts and diagrams more broadly
to gloss
vsto annotate
  • Specialized
1 5.8

To explain a word or phrase in a text

offers general clarifying notes beyond brief translations or summaries
to footnote
vsto annotate
1 4.3

To add a note at the bottom of a page that gives extra information or a source

allows notes anywhere in the text or on diagrams, not only at page bottom

How Detailed

to expound
  • Formal
20 7.3
to explain
1.0
to annotate
8 4.8
to comment
589 1.7
to note
951 1.6

Surface Forms

annotate infinitive
annotated past
annotated past participle
annotating present participle
annotates third person singular

Morphology

annotate = notate (transparent) = an + note + ate

Meaning is predictable from 'note' -> 'notate' with the prefix 'an-' (ad- assimilated): to add notes or markings.

Etymology

The word annotate comes from the Latin parts ad- meaning 'to' and nota meaning 'note' or 'mark', so it literally means 'to add a note'. Think of annotating as writing small notes in the margin to explain or comment on a text.