First Known Use: 1665
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connote
verb con·note \kə-ˈnōt, kä-\
of a word : to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning
con·not·edcon·not·ing
Full Definition of CONNOTE
transitive verb
1
: to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant <the remorse so often connoted by guilt>
2
a : to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning <all the misery that poverty connotes> b : to imply as a logical connotation
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Origin of CONNOTE
Medieval Latin connotare, from Latin com- + notare to note
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Rhymes with CONNOTE
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