"connotate" meaning in English

See connotate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒnəteɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-connotate.wav Forms: connotates [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1596; borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātus, perfect passive participle of connotō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of connote. Etymology templates: {{etydate|1596}} First attested in 1596, {{bor+|en|ML.|connotātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=substantive|pos1=noun-forming suffix}} -ate (noun-forming suffix), {{dbt|en|connote}} Doublet of connote Head templates: {{en-noun}} connotate (plural connotates)
  1. (obsolete, rare) A meaning or thing connotated. Tags: obsolete, rare
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Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒnəteɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-connotate.wav Forms: connotates [present, singular, third-person], connotating [participle, present], connotated [participle, past], connotated [past]
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  1. To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional or representative; to imply. Related terms: connotation, connotative
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