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    Imply , 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. [Obs.] “His head in curls implied.”
      Chapman.

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    2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting.
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      Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied.
      Bp. Sherlock.

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      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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    3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]
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      Whence might this distaste arise?

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      If [from] 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.

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