connote

Etymology

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

verb

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.