connote > define

verb

• Express or state indirectly.
  • synonyms: imply
• Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic.
  • usage: "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
  • synonyms: predicate

• (v.t.) To imply as an attribute.
• (v.t.) To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply.