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annotate

an·no·tate [ ánnə tàyt ] (past and past participle an·no·tat·ed, present participle an·no·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular an·no·tates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
add notes to something: to add critical or explanatory notes to a text ( often passive )

[Mid-18th century. < Latin annotat-, past participle of annotare "note down" < nota "mark"]

an·no·ta·tive adjective
an·no·ta·tor noun
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