Im-ply', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. IMPLIED; p. pr. & vb. n. IMPLYING.] [Fr. impliquer, O. Fr. as if implier. See IMPLICATE, and cf. APPLY.]

1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] “His head in curls implied.” Chapman.
2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not expressed in words; to contain by implication; to include virtually.

Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious intention is implied. Sherlock. When a man employs a laborer to work for him, or an agent to transact business for him, the act of hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward for his services. Blackstone. 3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.] Whence might this distaste arise? … your perverse and peevish will, To which I most imply it. J. Webster. Syn.—To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote; signify. See INVOLVE.