denote
verb
[ dɪˈnəʊt ]
• be a sign of; indicate.
• "this mark denotes purity and quality"
Similar:
designate,
indicate,
be a sign of,
be a mark of,
signify,
signal,
symbolize,
represent,
stand for,
mean,
typify,
characterize,
distinguish,
mark,
identify,
bespeak,
betoken,
suggest,
point to,
be evidence of,
smack of,
conjure up,
bring to mind,
show,
reveal,
demonstrate,
intimate,
imply,
connote,
convey,
give away,
betray,
spell,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘be a sign of, mark out’): from French dénoter or Latin denotare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + notare ‘observe, note’ (from nota ‘a mark’).
