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- pronunciation:
- ihm
plaI
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
implies, implying, implied |
| definition: |
to hint or suggest without saying directly.
When she said that the floor was dirty, she was implying that I should mop it.- synonyms:
- hint, suggest
- antonyms:
- state
- similar words:
- allude, indicate
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| related words: |
designate, promise, rumor |
The word imply
contains the following parts:
im-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-1 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-1 used before roots beginning with m, p, and b, such as "mers," "port," and "bib."
Example words:
plic, plex, ply
Latin
root
that means fold, plait
Example words:
accomplice, applicant, apply, complex, complicate, display, duplicate, implication, imply, multiplication, multiply1
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