Annotate – To add a short explanation/opinion to a text
(Pronounced a-nuh-tayt)
Annotate means to add a short explanation/opinion to a text. To add notes to text or diagram.
To remember the definition of the word annotate, use the following mnemonic:
A note taker (Annotate) keeps adding lots of notes.
Examples of annotate in a sentence
The student is free to annotate the textbook, as well as to highlight any text that they choose.
Instead of borrowing a book from the library and not being able to annotate anything, he bought a copy of the book instead.
Marc was paid to annotate Charlie’s rough draft with suggestions on how to make it more readable and engaging.