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    im·ply
    [imˈplī]
    verb
    imply (verb) · implies (third person present) · implied (past tense) · implied (past participle) · implying (present participle)
    1. strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated):
      "nowhere in the abstract do the researchers imply a causal link" · "the report implies that two million jobs might be lost"
      • (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence:
        "the forecasted traffic increase implied more roads and more air pollution"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The original sense was ‘entwine’; in the 16th and 17th centuries the word also meant ‘employ’. Compare with employ and implicate.
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    1. strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated):
      insinuate
      suggest
      hint
      intimate
      implicate
      indicate
      give someone to understand
      signal
      say indirectly
      give someone to believe
      convey the impression
     
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    What is another word for imply?
    Some common synonyms of imply are hint, insinuate, intimate, and suggest. While all these words mean "to convey an idea indirectly," imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed. When is it sensible to use hint instead of imply?

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    What is the difference between infer and imply?
    Which Word? infer / imply have opposite meanings. The two words can describe the same event, but from different points of view The article implied that the pilot was responsible for the accident. I inferred from the article that the pilot was responsible for the accident.

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    How is the word imply different from other similar verbs?
    How is the word imply distinct from other similar verbs? Some common synonyms of imply are hint, insinuate, intimate, and suggest. While all these words mean "to convey an idea indirectly," imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed.

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    What is the difference between to and imply?
    To is to hint at something, but to is to make an educated guess. The speaker does the , and the listener does the . Imply means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly: A friend’s gruff manner would imply that she’s in a foul mood.

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