imply
Other forms: implied; implies; implying
Imply means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly: A friend’s gruff manner would imply that she’s in a foul mood.
The verb imply comes from a Latin word meaning “enfold or entangle” but has come to mean “to hint at.” You might imply something that you don’t want to outright say if you’re feeling coy. If you don’t call someone back after she leaves eight messages, you imply that you don’t want to chat. When you make a subtle suggestion, you imply.
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express or state indirectly
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have as a logical consequence
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type of:
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necessitate
cause to be a concomitant
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necessitate
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have as a necessary feature
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suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
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presuppose, suppose
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
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intimate, suggest
imply as a possibility
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connote, predicate
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
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make out
imply or suggest
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suggest that someone is guilty
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synonyms:
incriminate, inculpate
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evoke, paint a picture, suggest
call to mind
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evoke, paint a picture, suggest
/ɪmˈplaɪ/
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imply / infer
Vocabulary lists containing imply
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