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Imply \Im*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Implying}.] [From the same source as employ. See {Employ},
{Ply}, and cf. {Implicate}, {Apply}.]
1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] "His head in
curls implied." --Chapman.
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2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference,
or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as,
war implies fighting.
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Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious
intention is implied. --Bp.
Sherlock.
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When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . .
the act of hiring implies an obligation and a
promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward
for his services. --Blackstone.
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3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]
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Whence might this distaste arise?
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If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will.
To which I most imply it. --J. Webster.

Syn: To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote;
signify; betoken. See {Involve}.
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