[de.note] vt [MF denoter, fr. L denotare, fr. de- + notare to note] (1592) 1: to serve as an indication of: betoken "the swollen bellies that ~ starvation"
2: to serve as an arbitrary mark for "red flares denoting danger"
3: to make known: announce "his crestfallen look denoted his distress"
4. a: to serve as a linguistic expression of the notion of: mean b: to stand for: designate -- de.note.ment n