notate

verb

no·​tate ˈnō-ˌtāt How to pronounce notate (audio)
notated; notating

transitive verb

: to put into notation

Examples of notate in a Sentence

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The composer responded in part by transposing the eight-by-eight chessboard onto the keyboard, with eight octaves on the piano, and devised an experimental score that notates the movement of various chess pieces to given squares on the board. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025 Like the winter count, Kite records events in her scores for an insider audience, notates them, and returns to them repeatedly, like the cyclical turn of the seasons. Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025 They are meticulously notated but also call for a kind of studied looseness. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 The town will notate any reductions in water loss over the next six months and decide whether to expand the contract. John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for notate

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from notation

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of notate was in 1871

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“Notate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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