annotate

[ an-uh-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing.

1. to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes:

   to annotate the works of Shakespeare.

verb (used without object)

, an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing.

1. to make annotations or notes.

annotate

/ ˈænəʊˌteɪt; ˈænə- /

verb

1. to supply (a written work, such as an ancient text) with critical or explanatory notes

Derived Forms

• ˈannoˌtatable, adjective
• ˈannoˌtator, noun
• ˈannoˌtative, adjective

Other Words From

• anno·tative an·no·ta·to·ry [an, -, uh, -tey-t, uh, -ree, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, uh, -, noh, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• anno·tator noun
• over·anno·tate verb overannotated overannotating
• re·anno·tate verb reannotated reannotating

Word History and Origins

Origin of annotate¹

First recorded in 1725–35; from Latin annotātus “marked down,” past participle of annotāre “to mark down,” from an- an- ² + notāre “to mark” ( note )

Word History and Origins

Origin of annotate¹

C18: from Latin annotāre, from nota mark

Example Sentences

“It’s more like figuring out what word equals a mathematical symbol,” Fallon said, explaining that she often asks her students to annotate word problems to derive meaning.

From Los Angeles Times

Using an extensive list of keywords related to nuclear energy topics, the researchers compiled 1.26 million X posts from 2008 to 2023 and leveraged large language models, or LLMs, to annotate posts as positive, negative or neutral and summarize text.

From Science Daily

They must be able — with full certainty — to annotate and explain data they cite and how they reach conclusions.

From Seattle Times

So systems biologists like me often sequence all the DNA present in a sample – for example, a fecal sample from a patient – separate out the viral DNA sequences, then annotate the sections of the viral genome that code for proteins.

From Salon

Researchers annotate viruses by matching viral sequences in a sample to previously annotated sequences available in public databases of viral genetic sequences.

From Salon