Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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imply | No | No | Yes | No |
implication | Yes | No | No | No |
imply (noun) | implication (noun) |
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a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | |
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) | |
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection | |
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) | |
a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false |
imply (verb) | implication (verb) |
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express or state indirectly | |
suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic | |
have as a logical consequence | |
have as a necessary feature | |
suggest that someone is guilty |