imply

Verb

Verb Forms: implied, implying, implies

To indicate or suggest something indirectly without explicit statement.
express or state indirectly
suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
have as a logical consequence
suggest that someone is guilty
have as a necessary feature
to have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence
to suggest by logical inference
to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement
to enfold, entangle.

Examples

Correlation does not imply causation
He chose words that imply a hidden meaning, making his opponents guess his next move.
The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal.
What do you mean "we need to be more careful with hygiene"? Are you implying that I don't wash my hands?
When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

connote, entail, incriminate, inculpate, involve, mean, allude, hint, implicate, import, infer, insinuate, suggest

Scrabble Score: 12

imply: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
imply: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
imply: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

imply: valid Words With Friends Word