deannotated
|de-an-no-tat-ed|
/diːˈænəteɪt/
(deannotate)
remove annotations
Etymology
'deannotate' is a Modern English formation from the prefix 'de-' (Latin) + 'annotate' (from Latin 'annotare'), where 'de-' meant 'remove' or 'reverse' and 'annotare' meant 'to note or mark'.
'annotate' originates from Latin 'annotare' (from 'ad-' + 'notare'), through Medieval/Modern Latin into English; 'deannotate' is a later English coinage applying the Latin-derived prefix 'de-' to the existing verb 'annotate' to indicate removal of annotations.
Because 'deannotate' is a relatively recent, technical back-formation, it initially had no historical usage; in modern usage it means 'to remove annotations' and this sense has remained consistent since its coinage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to remove annotations or explanatory notes from (text, data, code, etc.).
They deannotated the dataset before publication.
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Verb 2
past tense or past participle form of 'deannotate'.
The files were deannotated yesterday.
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Adjective 1
having had annotations removed; in a state where annotations are not present.
Use the deannotated version for testing.
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Last updated: 2025/12/16 23:49