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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