to serve as linguistic expression of the notion of
MEAN
to serve as a linguistic indication of
NAME a known object or concept or a definable class of objects or concepts; to CONNOTE is to imply the attributes or ideas suggested by or associated with a term {"home" denotes the place where one lives but connotes safety, comfort, privacy, intimacy} - de.note.ment n SYN syn DENOTE, CONNOTE: to DENOTE is to name or indicate
