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acotar

to annotate; to delimit

verb ah-koh-TAHR Rare

Also means

to add a margin note

Usage Note

Acotar has two main senses: in writing and academia, to add margin notes or citations (acotar un texto); in geography and engineering, to mark boundaries or elevation points on a map or plan. It is a technical or semi-formal verb and is rarely used in everyday conversation.

Examples

"El editor acotó varios pasajes del manuscrito."

Natural Translation

The editor annotated several passages of the manuscript.

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