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connote(dictionary)

connote (iou)



connote verb trans. M17.
[medieval Latin connotare, formed as CON- + notare NOTE verb1.]
Of a word etc.: signify or imply in addition to the primary meaning. M17.
M. Pattison Deism..connotes along with natural religion a negation of the..Christian revelation.
Of a fact etc.: imply as a consequence or condition; suggest. M17.
Idwal Jones A gate that connoted landed respectability.
Logic. Orig., imply (the subject) in which an attribute inheres, while primarily signifying the attribute itself. Now, with inverted use: imply (the attributes involved), while denoting the subject. E19.
Include in its signification; mean, signify. M19.