English Dictionary
Definition of “imply”
imply (ɪmˈplaɪ
)
Definitions
verb
(tr; may take a clause as object) - to express or indicate by a hint; suggest ⇒
what are you implying by that remark?
- to suggest or involve as a necessary consequence
- logic to enable (a conclusion) to be inferred
- obsolete to entangle or enfold
Word Origin
C14: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicāre to involve; see implicate
Synonyms
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involve,
mean,
entail,
include,
require,
indicate,
import,
point to,
signify,
denote,
presuppose,
betoken,
Usage examples
Bruce, of course, is not in the insurance business, though he likes to imply this as a cover.
Gagman, Maurice, Doubtful Motives (1987)The inclusion of any link on the Web Site does not imply endorsement by IPC of the linked site.
Cycling Weekly (2004)Still others offer more performance than their looks imply.
Edmonton Sun (2003)Of course, to harmonise tax rates is not to imply to standardise the rates.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)If any of Keats's poems imply the effect of opium, it is his "Ode to the Nightingale".
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
