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–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 Audio Help (ĭm-plī') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. im·plied, im·ply·ing, im·plies

To involve by logical necessity; entail: Life implies growth and death.
To express or indicate indirectly: His tone implied disapproval. See Synonyms at suggest. See Usage Note at infer.
Obsolete To entangle.

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

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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?"

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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"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
imply [imˈplai] verb

to suggest or hint without actually stating
Example: Are you implying that I am a liar?

Arabic:	يوحي، يَضْمِر
Chinese (Simplified):	意指
Chinese (Traditional):	意指
Czech:	naznačovat
Danish:	antyde
Dutch:	impliceren
Estonian:	vihjama
Finnish:	vihjata
French:	insinuer
German:	besagen, andeuten
Greek:	υπονοώ
Hungarian:	burkoltan céloz
Icelandic:	gefa í skyn
Indonesian:	menyatakan secara tidak langsung
Italian:	insinuare

Japanese:	ほのめかす
Korean:	암시하다
Latvian:	netieši norādīt; likt saprast
Lithuanian:	duoti suprasti, norėti pasakyti
Norwegian:	antyde
Polish:	sugerować
Portuguese (Brazil):	insinuar
Portuguese (Portugal):	sugerir
Romanian:	a insinua
Russian:	подразумевать
Slovak:	naznačiť, narážať
Slovenian:	namigovati
Spanish:	insinuar, dar a entender
Swedish:	antyda, insinuera
Turkish:	ima etmek

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

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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