Im‐ply″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Implied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Implying.] [From the same source as employ. See Employ, Ply, and cf. Implicate, Apply.] 1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. “His head in curls implied.” Chapman.
2. 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.
3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute.
Whence might this distaste arise?
If neither your perverse and peevish will.
To which I most imply it. J. Webster.
Syn. — To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote; signify; betoken. See Involve.