01 v. t. To infold or involve; to wrap up.
imp. & p. p.
Implied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Implying
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To infold or involve; to wrap up.[Obs.]
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To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting.“Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied.” — Bp. Sherlock.“When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward for his services.” — Blackstone.
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To refer, ascribe, or attribute.[Obs.]“Whence might this distaste arise? If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will. To which I most imply it.” — J. Webster.