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im·ply (ĭm-plī') 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
Im*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implied; p. pr. & vb. n. Implying.] [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.
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Language Translation for : imply
Spanish:
insinuar, dar a entender,
German:
besagen, andeuten,
Japanese:
ほのめかす
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
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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
2 : to make known indirectly
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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