annotate
definition
to add explanatory notes or comments to a text
example
The teacher asked the students to annotate the text with their thoughts and questions.
synonyms
commentexplainnote
word origin — The word 'annotate' comes from the Latin 'annotatus', the past participle of 'annotare', meaning 'to note or to remark', which is a combination of 'ad-' (to) and 'notare' (to note).