denote,

This Senate was not, however, as the word might seem in modern times to denote,

Nero Makers of History Series Jacob Abbott 1841

Hence also inscriptions [312] DEO LEUCANIÆ: which term seems to denote,

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Jacob Bryant 1759

Christ's preaching is here called his testifying, to denote,

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721