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Imply   /ɪmplˈaɪ/   Listen
Imply

verb
(past & past part. implied; pres. part. implying)
1.
Express or state indirectly.  Synonym: connote.
2.
Suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic.
3.
Have as a logical consequence.  Synonyms: entail, mean.
4.
Suggest that someone is guilty.  Synonyms: incriminate, inculpate.
5.
Have as a necessary feature.  Synonym: involve.






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"Imply" Quotes from Famous Books



... ancient then the incarnation of our Saviour: For both in the Prophet Amos [Chap. 42], and before him in Job [Chap. 41], (which last Book is judged to be written by Moses) mention is made fish-hooks, which must imply ...
— The Complete Angler 1653 • Isaak Walton

... has got to overcome that distaste now. You do not keep abreast of the times, John. You sit here and bury yourself in your historical researches. Goodness knows, I have the greatest respect for family pedigrees and all that they imply. But this is not the time for such occupations, unhappily. You have no conception of the state of affairs that is going on all over the country. Every single idea is turned upside down, or very nearly so. It will be a hard fight to get all ...
— Rosmerholm • Henrik Ibsen

... dear," interposed the merchant, "and buttermilk implies butter, and both imply cows, which are strong presumptive evidence in favour ...
— Freaks on the Fells - Three Months' Rustication • R.M. Ballantyne

... world of" three distinct things, "shall guide," "shall hear," "shall speak," "shall declare," "shall glorify Me," "shall take of Mine and declare it unto you." Everyone of these ten different expressions imply intelligence and discrimination, and therefore of course personality. And then added to this is the name given to Him here of which so much has ...
— Quiet Talks on Power • S.D. Gordon

... imply that she had grown out of the habit of using or listening to such language. ...
— An Unsocial Socialist • George Bernard Shaw


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