annotate vs write

annotate and write both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
annotate	No	No	Yes	No
write	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, write is a hypernym of annotate; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than annotate:

Other hypernyms of annotate include compose, indite, pen.

annotate (verb)	write (verb)
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases	communicate or express by writing
add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments	record data on a computer
	contact in writing
	produce a literary work
	mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
	write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
	write music
	create code, write a computer program