1. Express or state indirectly
   "His silence implied agreement";
   - connote
    
2. Suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
   "The premises imply the conclusion"
    
3. Have as a logical consequence
   "The water shortage implies that we have to stop taking long showers";
   - entail, mean
    
4. Suggest that someone is guilty
   "His statement implied her involvement in the crime";
   - incriminate, inculpate [archaic]
    
5. Have as a necessary feature
   "This decision implies many changes";
   - involve

Derived forms: implies, implying, implied

Type of: conjure, conjure up, evince [formal], evoke, express, feature, have, necessitate, show, suggest

Encyclopedia: Imply