# notate

> English word · Verb · IPA /nəʊˈteɪt/

## Definitions
1. To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored.
2. To add notes to; to annotate
3. To create notation (e.g. music or mathematics); to record/put down in the form of notation

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/notate