connote

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Mediaeval Latin connotō (“‘signify beyond literal meaning’”), from com- (“‘together’”), + notō (“‘mark’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kəˈnəʊt/, /kɒˈnəʊt/
• (US) IPA: /kəˈnoʊt/
• SAMPA: /k@"n@Ut/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -əʊt

[edit] Verb

to connote (third-person singular simple present connotes, present participle connoting, simple past and past participle connoted)

1. (transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.

   Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.

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

   Poverty connotes hunger.

3. (intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply
4. (intransitive) To require as a logical predicate to consequence

[edit] Synonyms

• (possess an inseparable condition): entail, imply
• (express without overt reference): entail, imply
• (require as a logical predicate): predicate

[edit] Related terms

• connotation
• connotative
• connotatively
• connotive

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• denote

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[edit] Verb

connote

1. First-person singular present indicative of connoter.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of connoter.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of connoter.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of connoter.
5. Second-person singular imperative of connoter .