denote

Etymology

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).

verb

1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
   The yellow blazes denote the trail.
   together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, that can denote me truly c. 1599-1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 1, scene 2; republished as Hamlet, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1992, page 9
2. (transitive) To make overt.
3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.
   The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.