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im·ply
Audio Help [im-plahy] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [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. |
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tr.v. im·plied, im·ply·ing, im·plies
[Middle English implien, from Old French emplier, to enfold, from Latin implicāre; see implicate.] |
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imply
c.1374, "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical L. sense), from O.Fr. emplier, from L. implicare "involve" (see implicate). Meaning "to involve something unstated as a logical consequence" first recorded 1529. The distinction between imply and infer is in "What do you imply by that remark?" But, "What am I to infer from that remark?"
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| imply | |
verb | |
| 1. | express or state indirectly |
| 2. | suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic |
| 3. | have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: entail] |
| 4. | suggest that someone is guilty [syn: incriminate] |
| 5. | have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
imply [imˈplai] verb
to suggest or hint without actually stating
Example: Are you implying that I am a liar?
Example: Are you implying that I am a liar?
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Main Entry: im·ply
Pronunciation: im-'plI
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: im·plied; im·ply·ing
1 :
to recognize as existing by inference or necessary consequence esp. on legal or equitable grounds <in ordinary circumstances…the law would imply that it was the duty of the hospital to
use due care —Haase v. Starnes, 915 South Western Reporter, Second Series 675 (1996)>
2 : to make known indirectly
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