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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
Etymology
Verb
imply (third-person singular simple present implies, present participle implying, simple past and past participle implied)
(transitive, of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence
(transitive, of a person) to suggest by logical inference
(transitive, of a person or proposition) to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
(archaic) to enfold, entangle.
Usage notes
• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs
Synonyms
• (to have as a necessary consequence): entail
• (to suggest tacitly): allude, hint, insinuate, suggest
Source: Wiktionary
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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