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im·plied       [im-plahyd] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
[Origin: 1520–30; imply + -ed2]

—Related forms
im·pli·ed·ly       [im-plahy-id-lee] Pronunciation Key, adverb
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im·ply       [im-plahy] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -plied, -ply·ing.
1.to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
2.(of words) to signify or mean.
3.to involve as a necessary circumstance: Speech implies a speaker.
4.Obsolete. to enfold.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME implien, emplien < MF emplier < L implicāre; see implicate]

—Synonyms 3. assume, include.
—Usage note See infer.
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im·ply       (ĭm-plī')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   im·plied, im·ply·ing, im·plies
  1. To involve by logical necessity; entail: Life implies growth and death.
  2. To express or indicate indirectly: His tone implied disapproval. See Synonyms at suggest. See Usage Note at infer.
  3. Obsolete To entangle.


[Middle English implien, from Old French emplier, to enfold, from Latin implicāre; see implicate.]

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Main Entry: im·plied
Pronunciation: im-'plId
Function: adjective
: not directly or specifically made known (as in the terms of a contract); specifically : recognized (as by a court) as existing by reason of an inference and esp. on legal or equitable grounds implied covenants in oil and gas leases —National Law Journal> —compare EXPRESS —im·pli·ed·ly /im-'plI-&d-lE/ adverb

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Implied

Im*plied"\, a. Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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