v.
(implies, implying, implied)
indicate by suggestion rather than explicit reference.
▸(of a fact or occurrence) suggest as a logical consequence.
Derivative
- implied adj.
- impliedly adv.
Usage
On the difference between imply and infer, see usage at infer.
Etymology
ME (orig. in the sense ‘entangle’): from OFr. emplier, from L. implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’; cf. employ and implicate.
