imply

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To suggest something without saying it directly.

   Are you implying that I don't wash my hands properly?

2. 2
   verb

   To make something seem true or likely as a result.

   A higher salary usually implies more responsibility at work.

3. 3
   verb

   To have something as a necessary result or consequence.

   Correlation does not imply causation.

From Middle English implien, emplien, borrowed from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare (“to infold, involve”), from in (“in”) + plicare (“to fold”). Doublet of employ and implicate.

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