IMPLIED
/ɪmˈplaɪd/
12
Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/ɪmˈplaɪd/
adjective
- Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.
verb
- (of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence“The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal”
- (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”
- (of a person or proposition) to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
- To enfold, entangle.
Source: Wiktionary
