annotate
verb
an·no·tate
ˈa-nə-ˌtāt 
annotated; annotating
: to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
: to make or furnish annotations (see annotation sense 1) for (something, such as a literary work or subject)
annotated his translation of Dante's Divine Comedy
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He annotated the text at several places.
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Annotation supplies: $13.99 Many readers like to annotate their books, so a pack of annotation supplies is a great gift option.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
Readers can annotate, add notes, look up words and sync across all their devices.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Questlove and editor Joshua L. Pearson visually annotate every major marker of Sly and the Family Stone’s brief, enormous career, which was very well documented.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annotate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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annotate
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an·no·tate
ˈa-nə-ˌtāt
annotated; annotating
: to make or write an annotation
: to make or write annotations for
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