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notate

no·tate

UK/nəʊˈteɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

put into notation, as of music or choreography

  • “Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized”

Origin

First attested in 1871; back-formation from notation or from Latin notātus, perfect passive participle of notō; either way, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, note + -ate.

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