imply

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verb

1. express or state indirectly (Freq. 17)
• Syn:
connote
• Derivationally related forms:
connotation (for: connote), implicative, implication
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence;
in logic (Freq. 14)
• Derivationally related forms:
implicative, implication
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Hyponyms:
presuppose, suppose, suggest, intimate, connote, predicate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. have as a logical consequence (Freq. 1)
- The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
• Syn:
entail, mean
• Derivationally related forms:
implicative, implication, entailment (for: entail)
• Hypernyms:
necessitate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. suggest that someone is guilty
• Syn:
incriminate, inculpate
• Derivationally related forms:
inculpative (for: inculpate), inculpatory (for: inculpate), inculpation (for: inculpate), implication, incriminatory (for: incriminate), incrimination (for: incriminate), crime (for: incriminate)
• Hypernyms:
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
5. have as a necessary feature
- This decision involves many changes
• Syn:
involve
• Derivationally related forms:
involvement (for: involve), implication
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Hyponyms:
carry
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  involve, incriminate, inculpate, entail, mean, connote