Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb connote

2 senses of connote

Sense 1
imply, connote -- (express or state indirectly)
       => express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")

Sense 2
connote, predicate -- (involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well")
       => imply -- (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)