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imply

verbgeneral usevery common/ĩpliˈkaɾ/im·pli·car

Definitions

2
1

To have as a necessary consequence or to involve necessarily.

Usage examples

The decision may imply additional costs for the project.
Accepting the job implies moving to another city.

Common combinations

imply costsimply risksimply changesimply responsibility
2

To involve someone or something in a situation, especially in a negative or problematic way.

Usage examples

The evidence found implicates the suspect in the crime.
I don't want to implicate you in my problems.

Common combinations

implicate someoneimplicate oneself in a matterbe implicated