Denote vs Cannot - What's the difference?
denote | cannot |
To indicate; to mark.
To make overt.
To refer to literally; to convey meaning.
not (am/is/are unable to).
Am/are/is forbidden or not permitted to
* 1668 December 19, , “Mr.'' Alexander Seaton ''contra'' Menzies” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683),
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As verbs the difference between denote and cannot
is that denote is while cannot is not (am/is/are unable to).As a noun cannot is
something that cannot be done.denote
English
Verb
(denot)- The yellow blazes denote the trail.
- The tears denoted her true feelings.
- "Pre-" denotes "before."
Derived terms
* denotation * denotative ----cannot
English
Verb
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