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connote

con·note

UK/kəˈnəʊt/ US/kɒˈnəʊt/ uncommon

verb

1.
2.

involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

  • “solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well”
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Origin

From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”).

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