Denote

dē-nōt′, v.t. to note or mark off: to indicate by a sign: to signify or mean: ( log. ) to indicate the objects comprehended in a cla .— adj. Denō′table .— n. Denotā′tion , that which a word names or indicates, in contradistinction to that which it connotes or signifies.— adj. Denō′tative .— adv. Denō′tatively .— n. Denōte′ment ( Shak. ), a sign or indication. [Fr.,—L. denotāre , -ātum — de , inten., and notāre , to mark— nota , a mark or sign.]