denoto

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dē-nŏto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I Lit., to mark, set a mark on, with chalk, color, etc.: pedes venalium creta, Plin. 35, 17, 58, § 199: lineam conspicuo colore, Col. 3, 15.—
II Transf.
   A To mark out, point out, specify, indicate, denote, designate (rare but class.—cf. demonstro): qui uno nuntio atque una significatione litterarum civis Romanos necandos trucidandosque denotavit, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 3, 7: haud dubie Icilios denotante senatu, Liv. 4, 55.—
   B To take note of, mark with the mind, observe accurately, denotantibus vobis ora ac metum singulorum, Tac. A. 3, 53: cum denotandis hominum palloribus sufficeret vultus, id. Agr. 45: quot et quales sint nati, id. 7, 9, 11: cum ei res similes occurrant, quas non habeat denotatas, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 57; cf. Vell. 2, 70, 2.—
III Trop., to stigmatize, scandalize, brand with reproach or infamy: mollem et effeminatum omni probro, Suet. Cal. 56 fin.: turpia legata, quae denotandi legatarii gratia scribuntur, Dig. 30, 54 init.: qui gaudet iniquitate denotabitur, Vulg. Sir. 19, 5 sq.—Hence, P. a., dēnŏtātus, marked out, conspicuous.—Comp.: denotatior ad contumeliae morsum, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 19.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēnŏtō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 indiquer par un signe, désigner, faire connaître : cives necandos denotare *Cic. Pomp. 7, notifier la mise à mort des citoyens || metum alicujus Tac. Ann. 3, 53, signaler, faire remarquer la crainte de qqn, cf. Agr. 45
2 noter d’infamie, flétrir : Suet. Cal. 56.