connote — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.

2. To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Poverty connotes hunger.

   Doctors should be reminded that absence of evidence does not connote a mental illness …

3. To express without overt reference; to imply.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

4. To require as a logical predicate to consequence.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Verb

1. express or state indirectly

   Synonyms

   imply

   Broader terms

   expressshowevince

2. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

   Synonyms

   predicate

   Broader terms

   imply

   Examples

   solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well