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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Implied \Im*plied"\, a. Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Imply \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. [Obs.] "His head in curls implied." --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting. [1913 Webster] Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied. --Bp. Sherlock. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Whence might this distaste arise? [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]