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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Denote \De*note"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Denoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denoting}.] [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. d['e]noter. See {Note}.]
1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour.
The better to denote her to the doctor. --Shak.
2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.
A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. --Gilpin.
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