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Definitions for Imply

[1] to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
[2] (of words) to signify or mean.
[3] to involve as a necessary circumstance: Speech implies a speaker.
[4] Obsolete . to enfold.
[5] to express or indicate by a hint; suggest what are you implying by that remark?
[6] to suggest or involve as a necessary consequence
[7] logic to enable (a conclusion) to be inferred
[8] obsolete to entangle or enfold

Words related to Imply

signify, entail, hint, suggest, involve, mention, include, intend, intimate, connote, betoken, evidence, insinuate, import, denote, presuppose, refer, designate

Words nearby Imply

implore, implosion, implosion therapy, implosive, impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic, imponderabilia

Origin of Imply

1325–75; Middle English implien, emplien < Middle French emplier < Latin implicāre; see implicate

Words that may be confused with Imply

imply, infer, (see, usage, note, at, infer)

Other words from Imply

re·im·ply , verb (used with object), re·im·plied, re·im·ply·ing.
su·per·im·ply , verb (used with object), su·per·im·plied, su·per·im·ply·ing.

Word origin for Imply

C14: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicāre to involve; see implicate

Synonyms for Imply

entail, hint, involve, mention, signify, suggest, betoken, connote, denote, designate, evidence, import, include, insinuate, intend, intimate, presuppose, refer, give a hint, point to