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necessitate vs imply

imply vs necessitate

necessitate and imply both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
necessitate No No Yes No
imply No No Yes No
As verbs, imply is a hyponym of necessitate; that is, imply is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than necessitate:
  • necessitate: cause to be a concomitant
  • imply: have as a logical consequence
Other hyponyms of necessitate include entail, mean.
necessitate (verb) imply (verb)
require as useful, just, or proper express or state indirectly
cause to be a concomitant suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
have as a logical consequence
have as a necessary feature
suggest that someone is guilty
Difference between necessitate and imply

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