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notate

/nəʊˈteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
no-tate
IPA
/nəʊˈteɪt/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored.

verb

To add notes to; to annotate

verb

To create notation (e.g. music or mathematics); to record/put down in the form of notation

adj

Marked with coloured spots or lines.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

notates (present, singular) notating (participle, present) notated (participle, past) notated (past)

Derived Forms

notatable notator

Questions

How do you pronounce notate?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəʊˈteɪt/.
What does notate mean?
To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored.
Where does notate come from?
It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1871.

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