notate

verb

no·​tate ˈnō-ˌtāt How to pronounce notate (audio)
notated; notating

transitive verb

: to put into notation

Examples of notate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Check jewelry for a stamp or hallmark notating the carat. — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026 Others brought in flowers and helped pass out candles and pamphlets notating lyrics and melodies to hymns. — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026 Then prepare meal plans scoping out the weekly ads from your go-to markets and notating the recurring deals on specific days of the week. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025 Composed in the 1970s, ten Holt’s score is carefully notated as 106 short sections. — Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for notate

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from notation

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of notate was in 1871

Rhymes for notate

See All Rhymes for notate

Browse Nearby Words

not at all
notate
notation
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Notate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All