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  1. 1. v. t. To infold or involve; to wrap up. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. express or state indirectly Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. have as a logical consequence Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. suggest that someone is guilty Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. have as a necessary feature Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] "His head in curls implied." Chapman. 2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting. Where a mulicious act is proved, a mulicious intention is implied. Bp. Sherlock. When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward for his services. Blackstone. 3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.] Whence might this distaste arise If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will. To which I most imply it. J. Webster. Syn. -- To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote; signify; betoken. See Involve. Source: webster
  10. 10. v:100 v. express or state indirectly v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic v. have as a necessary feature Source: ecdict

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