ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

ad-
ac- — Used before c in Latin.
af- — Used before f in Latin.
ag- — Used before g in Latin.
al- — Used before l in Latin.
ap- — Used before p in Latin.
ar- — Used before r in Latin.
as- — Used before s in Latin.
at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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verb

annotate

AN-uh-tayt/ˈænəteɪt/

To add explanatory notes or comments to something.

The woman annotates the leaf illustration with a label pointing to a vein.

An older Latino woman annotates a printed leaf illustration, adding a short explanatory label in the margin with a leader line pointing to a leaf vein.

Etymology

anLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

+notateLatinmark or record

The pieces connect annotation with marking or noting something down. A note could be a mark drawing attention to a passage, then a subsidiary statement explaining it—the function of an annotation.

In context

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More examples

She annotated the map to show the blocked roads.
We annotate each photograph with its date and location.
He is annotating the manuscript for a new edition.

Forms

annotate · annotates · annotated · annotating

annotation noun — An explanatory note added to something.

Similar words

comment: Can respond separately rather than adding notes to the material.
label: Usually identifies features rather than explaining or discussing them.