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Synonyms for imply

Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-plahy
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈplaɪ

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Définition of imply

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical Latin sense), from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare "involve" (see implication). Meaning "to involve something unstated as a logical consequence" first recorded c.1400; that of "to hint at" from 1580s. Related: Implied; implying. The distinction between imply and infer is in "What do you imply by that remark?" But, "What am I to infer from that remark?"
  • verb indicate, mean
Example sentences :
  • This petition does not imply, therefore, that we are to make God's name holy.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Nevertheless it was his pose to imply that for him no other sort of reputation was desirable.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • How sad that the word "giddy" is used to imply wantonness or levity!
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • I quite understand that what you mean to imply is a return to early Christianity.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • If mutual, does it not imply mutual trust, mutual confidence?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Gaspare's emphasis seemed to imply where they were just then standing.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Line 18 seems to imply that the poem was not written in England.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • I don't want to imply that Baroja writes with his social conscience.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • You imply that the two questions must be combined, I replied.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Did it imply that Richard was in any way involved—but that was preposterous.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

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