Meaning & use
annotate
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To add notes or comments to a text or diagram in order to explain or comment on it.
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She annotated the manuscript with corrections in the margins.
Students were asked to annotate the poem, marking any unfamiliar words.
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Common in academic and editing contexts, especially with reading, research, and code.
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