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connote

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verb (used with object), con·not·ed, con·not·ing.

to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning: The word “fireplace” often connotes hospitality, warm comfort, etc.
to involve as a condition or accompaniment: Injury connotes pain.

verb (used without object), con·not·ed, con·not·ing.

to have significance only by association, as with another word: Adjectives can only connote, nouns can denote.

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RELATED WORDS

signify, spell, intend, intimate, suggest, express, designate, betoken, evidence, involve, indicate, insinuate, import, denote, mean

Nearby words

connors, connors, jimmy, connotate, connotation, connotative, connote, connubial, conodont, conoid, conon, conoscenti

Origin of connote

1645–55; < Medieval Latin connotāre, equivalent to Latin con- con- + notāre to note
Can be confusedconnote denote
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British Dictionary definitions for connote

connote

/ (kɒˈnəʊt) /

verb (tr; often takes a clause as object)

(of a word, phrase, etc) to imply or suggest (associations or ideas) other than the literal meaningthe word "maiden" connotes modesty
to involve as a consequence or condition

Word Origin for connote

C17: from Medieval Latin connotāre, from notāre to mark, make a note, from nota mark, sign, note
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for connote

connote

v.

1660s, from Medieval Latin connotare "to mark along with," (see connotation). A common word in medieval logic. Related: Connoted; connoting.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper