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imply
verbgeneral usevery common/ĩpliˈkaɾ/im·pli·car
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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.”
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imply costsimply risksimply changesimply responsibility
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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.”
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implicate someoneimplicate oneself in a matterbe implicated