de ‧ note AC /dɪˈnəʊt $ -ˈnoʊt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ denote ; noun : ↑ denotation ; adjective : ↑ denotative ]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: dénoter , from Latin notare 'to note' ]
1 . to mean something ⇨ connote :
What does the word ‘curriculum’ denote that ‘course’ does not?
2 . to represent or be a sign of something SYN indicate :
Crosses on the map denote villages.
—denotative adjective
—denotation /ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃ ə n $ -noʊ-/ noun [countable]