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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | emplier, from Latin implicare; IMPLICATE |
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im‧ply W2
past tense and past participle implied, present participle implying, third person singular implies [transitive]
past tense and past participle implied, present participle implying, third person singular implies [transitive]1 to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly [↪ infer, implication]
2 if a fact, event etc implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true [= suggest]
imply (that) 
The high level of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin.
The high level of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin.3 if one thing implies another, it proves that the second thing exists : Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties. High profits do not necessarily imply efficiency.
Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties.High profits do not necessarily imply efficiency.