connotate
/ˈkɒnəteɪt/
connotate verb: to connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional or representative; to imply.
Verb
connotate (third-person singular simple present connotates, present participle connotating, simple past and past participle connotated)
- To 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.1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 3, in The Lees of Happiness
- A symbol, for Claudel, was a word, a picture, or an action which connotates a higher meaning.1965, Herman Lawrence Zillmer, A Study of the Use of the Symbol in the Dramatic Aesthetics ...
Noun
connotate (plural connotates)
- A meaning or thing connotated.
Forms of connotate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | connotates |
| present participle | connotating |
| past participle | connotated |
| past | connotated |
| Noun | |
| plural | connotates |
Origin of connotate
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.
Questions about connotate
- What does connotate mean?
- Connotate means to connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional or representative; to imply.
- What part of speech is connotate?
- Connotate can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce connotate?
- Connotate is pronounced /ˈkɒnəteɪt/.
- What is the past tense of connotate?
- The past tense of connotate is connotated.
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