verb
denote
dih-NOHT/dɪˈnəʊt/
To mean or stand for something.
The fork-and-spoon symbol denotes dining at the restaurant entrance.
Etymology
Here de- strengthens “mark”: to mark something out is to identify it by a sign. This connects the physical act of marking with indicating or standing for something.
In context
he then proceeds to write i use the term individuation to denote the process by which a person becomes a psychological individual
More examples
- An asterisk denotes a required field on the form.
- The letter x can denote an unknown number.
- The word "annual" denotes something that happens every year.
Forms
denote · denotes · denoted · denoting
denotation noun — The literal meaning of a word.