English verb: connote | |||
1. | connote (communication) express or state indirectly | ||
Synonyms | imply | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evince, express, show | ||
2. | connote (communication) involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic | ||
Samples | Solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well. | ||
Synonyms | predicate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imply | ||