connotate/ˈkɒnəteɪt/EtymologyFirst 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.nounA meaning or thing connotated.verbTo connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional or representative; to imply.“George stared at her curiously. To his mind the word rompers connotated a garment extraneously smeared, as this one.”