imply
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verb- 1.
(transitive)(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
Correlation does not imply causation
The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal.
Đồng nghĩa: entail, implicate, import
- 2.
(transitive)(transitive, of a person) To suggest by logical inference.
When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown.
- 3.
(transitive)(transitive, of a person or proposition) To hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement.
What do you mean "we need to be more careful with hygiene"? Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?
Đồng nghĩa: allude, hint, infer, insinuate, suggest, advert, allude, hint, imply, indicate, inkle, insinuate, intimate, moot, refer, signify, suggest
- 4.
(archaic)To enfold, entangle.
Đồng nghĩa: envelop, wrap up, ensnare, implicate, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, foul, implicate, imply, involve, mat, ravel, snarl, tangle
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From Middle English implien, emplien, borrowed from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare (to infold, involve), from in (in) + plicare (to fold). employ implicate.