annotate
verb
an·no·tate
ˈa-nə-ˌtāt 
annotated; annotating
: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
: to make or furnish annotations (see annotation sense 1) for (something, such as a literary work or subject)
annotated his translation of Dante's Divine Comedy
Examples of annotate in a Sentence
He annotated the text at several places.
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This collection is annotated with the weight of each fish.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
Every detail in a story must be annotated with a source so that Reid can insure its provenance isn’t non-public information.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
Every detail in a story must be annotated with a source so that Reid can insure its provenance isn’t non-public information.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annotate. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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annotate
verb
an·no·tate
ˈa-nə-ˌtāt
annotated; annotating
: to make or write an annotation
: to make or write annotations for
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