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connote.

To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kəˈnəʊt/Received-Pronunciation/kɒˈnəʊt/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈnoʊt/US
  1. To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.

    transitive
    Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
  2. To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.

    transitive
    Poverty connotes hunger.
  3. To express without overt reference; to imply.

    intransitive
  4. To require as a logical predicate to consequence.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”).

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