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   imply

   /ɪmˈplʌɪ/

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   • 1. indicate the truth or existence of (something) by suggestion rather than explicit reference: "salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge" Similar insinuatesuggesthintintimateimplicatesay indirectlyindicategive someone to understandgive someone to believeconvey the impressionsignalinformal:make out
   • ▪ (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence: "the forecasted traffic increase implied more roads and more air pollution" Similar involveentailmeanpoint tosignifyindicatesignalnecessitaterequire

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The original sense was ‘entwine’; in the 16th and 17th centuries the word also meant ‘employ’. Compare with employ and implicate.

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   What is the difference between imply and infer?

   • We imply something by what we say. We infer something from what somebody else says. The main difference between these two words is that a speaker can imply, but a listener can only infer. … [ + (that) clause ] He implied (that) the error was mine. Democracy implies free elections.

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   What does imply mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! IMPLY definition: 1. to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly: 2. used to show that the name…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you imply that something is the case?

   • If you imply that something is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way. 'Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly. [VERB that] She felt undermined by the implied criticism. [VERB-ed]

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   What is the difference between imply and hint?

   • imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed. hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement. intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor.

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   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.”

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