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Definition of: imply
(im·plī′) v.t. ·plied, ·ply·ing
1. To involve necessarily as a circumstance, condition, effect, etc.: An action implies an agent.
2. To indicate (a meaning not expressed); hint at; intimate.
3. Obs. To entangle; infold. See synonyms under ALLUDE, IMPORT, INVOLVE. [<OF emplier <L implicare involve <in- in + plicare fold. Doublet of EMPLOY.]
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