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con•note

Pronunciation: (ku-nōt'), [key]
—v., -not•ed, -not•ing.

—v.t.
1. to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning: The word “fireplace” often connotes hospitality, warm comfort, etc.
2. to involve as a condition or accompaniment: Injury connotes pain.

—v.i.
to have significance only by association, as with another word: Adjectives can only connote, nouns can denote.

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