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annotate

an·no·tate

UK/ˈæn.ə.teɪt/ US/ˈæn.ə.teɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

  • “The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel”
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2.

provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

  • “He annotated on what his teacher had written”
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Origin

From Latin annotātus, past participle of annotāre (an alternative form of adnotāre), from ad- (“to”) + notāre (“to mark, note”). By surface analysis, an- + note + -ate.

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