connote
verb (used with object)
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning.
connoted
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past participleof connote.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof connote.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
connoteverb (used with object)to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning.
Example Sentences
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For a half-century, the Wasserman name connoted power—in Hollywood and in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
It did, but this is a spinoff of the Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck hit anthology series, its differences connoted in the last few letters of the shows’ titles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Warnock didn’t bother rebutting all of this, dismissing her lump-sum transmissions of negatively connoted words as lies and distractions and trying more to offer an optimistic alternative.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2020
“It connoted something snobbish, which it really isn’t,” said Carl Myers, a retired general contractor who lives in St. Helena.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2019
No, it was meant to determine if you were right brained or left brained, usually connoted by handedness.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
