Imply

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1. Verb

To infold or involve; to wrap up.

2. Verb

To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies fighting.

3. Verb

To refer, ascribe, or attribute.

4. Verb

To suggest a meaning indirectly.

To communicate or suggest something without stating it directly.

“The wording may imply a causal relationship.”

5. Verb

have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
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