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.
2. To involve in
substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting.
Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied.
Bp. Sherlock. 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. 3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]
Whence might
this distaste arise?
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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