In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPLIED
IMPLY
imply, connote
(verb) express or state indirectly
imply
(verb) suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
entail, imply, mean
(verb) have as a logical consequence; “The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
imply, involve
(verb) have as a necessary feature; “This decision involves many changes”
incriminate, imply, inculpate
(verb) suggest that someone is guilty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
implied (comparative more implied, superlative most implied)
Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.
Antonyms
• (suggested without being stated): verbal, express
Verb
implied
simple past tense and past participle of imply
Source: Wiktionary
Im*plied", a.
Definition: Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply.
IMPLY
Im*ply", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implied; p. pr. & vb. n. Implying.] Etym: [From the same source as employ. See Employ, Ply, and cf. Implicate, Apply.]
1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] "His head in curls implied." Chapman.
2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting. Where a mulicious act is proved, a mulicious intention is implied. Bp. Sherlock. When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward for his services. Blackstone.
3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.] Whence might this distaste arise If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will. To which I most imply it. J. Webster.
Syn.
– To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote; signify; betoken. See Involve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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