connote/kəˈnəut; kə`not/ v[Tn, Tf](of words) suggest (sth) in addition to the main meaning （指词语）含有某种附加意义 a term connoting disapproval/that one disapproves of sth 暗含不赞成[不赞成某事物]的词语.
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