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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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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