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an·no·tate  (n-tt)
v. an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates
v.tr.
To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss.
v.intr.
To gloss a text.

[Latin annotre, annott-, to note down : ad-, ad- + notre, to write (from nota, note; see gn- in Indo-European roots).]

anno·tative adj.
anno·tator n.

annotate [ˈænəʊˌteɪt ˈænə-]
vb
to supply (a written work, such as an ancient text) with critical or explanatory notes
[from Latin annotāre, from nota mark]
annotatable  adj
annotative  adj
annotator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.annotate - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical commentsannotate - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
2.annotate - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrasesannotate - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written"
rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to

annotate
verb make notes on, explain, note, illustrate, comment on, interpret, gloss, footnote, commentate, elucidate, make observations on Historians annotate diary selections.
Translations
annotate [ˈænəʊteɪt] VTanotar, comentar
annotate [ˈænəʊteɪt] vt [+ page, passage, list] → annoter
annotate
vtmit Anmerkungen versehen, kommentieren; annotated textkommentierter Text
annotate [ˈænəʊteɪt] vtannotare


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They're usually reliable enough when it comes to basic information about the pieces and the composers; but since there are very few really arresting or interesting note annotators out there, any attempt to go into more depth tends to turn out trite, dull, or overly complex.
Different sports have jargons It is hard to understand the annotators of the game if you have no clue what they are talking about Different sports have jargons.
Extending beyond editorial tasks completed by printing house correctors and compositors who fixed spelling, punctuation, and typographical errors, the annotators in Massai's study read texts and offered deliberate revisions, often correcting speech prefixes, stage directions, and dialogue to improve the plays' readability and marketability.
 
 
 
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