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Added 9 October 2026

imply

/ɪmˈplaɪ/ verb

Latin root: implicare Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about imply at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Express or state indirectly.
Suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic.
Have as a logical consequence.
The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers

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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