1. (v. t.) To express indirectly; to signify\.

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

3. (v. t.) To refer, ascribe, or attribute.

accuse adumbrate advert to affect allege allegorize allude to approve argue arraign article assume attest be construed as bespeak betoken bid fair book breathe bring bring accusation bring charges bring to book bring to mind call for charge cite complain comprise connote contain demonstrate denote denounce denunciate display drop a hint entail evidence evince exhibit express fasten on fasten upon finger furnish evidence give a hint give indication of give prospect of give the cue glance at go to show hang something on hint hint at hold out hope illustrate impeach implicate import impute include indicate indict infer inform against inform on insinuate intimate involve lay charges lead to lodge a complaint lodge a plaint make fair promise make likely manifest mark mean mean to say pin on point indirectly to point to prefer charges press charges presume presuppose promise prompt put on report raise expectation refer to report reproach require set forth show show signs of signal signalize signify speak for itself speak volumes spell stand fair to stand for subsume suggest suppose symbolize symptomatize take take for granted take in take to task task taunt with tax tell tend to show twit