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imply

US/ɪmˈplaɪ/ fairly common

verb

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have as a logical consequence

  • “The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
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have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail

  • “This decision involves many changes”
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Origin

From Middle English implien, emplien, borrowed from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare (“to infold, involve”), from in (“in”) + plicare (“to fold”). Doublet of employ and implicate.

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