transitive verb connoted -·not′ed, connoting -·not′·ing

1. to suggest or convey (associations, overtones, etc.) in addition to the explicit, or denoted, meaning the word “mother” means “female parent,” but it generally connotes love, care, tenderness, etc.
2. to imply or involve as a result, accompaniment, etc.

Etymology: ML connotare < L com-, together + notare, to mark: see note