impliable 
All matters rugged and impliable to the design must be 
suppressed or corrupted. Roger North, Examen, p. 32. 
implicate (im'pli-kat), v. t.j pret. and pp. im- 
plicated, ppr. implicating. [< L. implicatus, in- 
plicatus, pp. of implicate, inplicare (> It. impli- 
care = Sp. Pg. implicar = Pr. inplicar = F. im- 
pliquer), infold, involve, entangle, < in, in, + 
plicare, fold: see plait, plicate. Cf. implicit, 
and see employ, imply, older forms from the 
same L. verb.] 1. To infold or fold over; in- 
volve; entangle. 
I will not implicate you with ambages and circum- 
stances. Shirley, Love Tricks, ill. 5. 
The meeting boughs and implicated leaves 
Wove twilight o'er the Poet's path. 
Shelley, Alastor. 
Rocks may be squeezed into new forms, bent contorted, 
and implicated. Science, III. 482. 
2. To cause to be affected; show to be con- 
cerned or have a part ; bring into connection 
or relation: with by, in, or with: as, the dis- 
ease implicates other organs; the evidence im- 
plicates several persons in the crime. 
The high laws which each man sees implicated in those 
processes with which he is conversant. 
Emerson, Compensation. 
Confucianism is deeply implicated with it [ancestor- 
worship]. Maine, Early Law and Custom, p. 63. 
We know that the brain is pathologically implicated in 
insanity. Alien, and Neurol., VIII. 633. 
= Syn. Implicate, Involve, Entangle. Implicafe and in- 
volve are similar words, but with a marked difference. 
The first means to/oW into a thing ; the second, to roll into 
it. What is folded, however, may be folded but once or 
partially ; what is involved is rolled many times. Hence, 
men are said to be implicated when they are only under 
suspicion, or have taken but a small share in a transac- 
tion ; they are said to be involved when they are deeply 
concerned. In this sense implicate is always used of per- 
' sons ; involve may be used of persons or things ; both words 
being always metaphorically employed. Entangle is used 
either literally or metaphorically, and signifies to involve 
so that extrication is a matter of extreme difficulty. 
implicate (im'pli-kat), . (_< implicate, .] The 
thing implied ; that which results from impli- 
cation. 
The implicate of the moral imperative is not liberty but 
constraint. Maudsley, Body and Will, p. 95. 
A great deal of the historic socialism has been regarded 
as a necessary implicate of idealism. 
Encyc. Brit., XXII. 206. 
implication (im-pli-ka'shon), n. [= F. impli- 
cation = Sp. implication = Pg. implicagSo = It. 
implicazione, < L. implicatio(n-), inplicatio(n-), 
an entwining, entanglement, intermixing, < im- 
plicare, inplicare, pp. implicates, inplicatus, en- 
twine, implicate : see implicate, '.] 1. The act 
of implicating, or the state of being implicated ; 
involution; entanglement. 
Jesus "made a whip of cords," to represent and to 
chastise the implication* and enfoldings of sin. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1885), I. 153. 
2. That which is implied but not expressed; 
an inference that may be drawn from what is 
said or observed. 
Faint a body well, 
You paint a soul by implication. 
Mre. Browning, Aurora Leigh, i. 
The protest of Luther, when its logical implications are 
unfolded, involves the assertion of the right of each in- 
dividual to decide for himself what theological doctrines 
he can or can not accept. J, fiske, Evolutionist, p. 265. 
implicative (im'pli-ka-tiv), a. and n. [< impli- 
cate + -ive.] I. a. Tending to implicate or to 
imply; pertaining to implication. 
Considering of the . . . offensive passages in his book 
(which, being written in very obscure and implicative 
phrases, might well admit of doubtful interpretation), 
they found the matters not to be so evil as at first they 
seemed. Winthrop, Hist. New England, I. 147. 
In the Rationalistic philosophy, ... as we find it in 
Leibnitz, "the implicative nature of thought" . . may 
be said to be preserved. Mind, IX. 444. 
H.t n. A thing of hidden meaning ; a state- 
ment or writing implying something different 
from its literal meaning. [Rare.] 
When I remember me that this Eglogue . . . was con- 
cerned by Octavian the Emperour to be written to the 
honour of Pollio, a citizen of Rome, and of no great nobili- 
tie, the same was misliked againe as an implicatiue, no- 
thing decent nor proportionable to Pollio his fortunes 
and calling. Puttenhmn, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 126. 
implicatively (im'pli-ka-tiv-li), adv. By im- 
plication. [Rare.] 
In revealing the confession of these men, it is implica- 
tioely granted, their fault was not then to be punished, 
and so it appears no fault. 
Sir G. Buck, Hist. Rich. III. (1646), p. 102. 
implicit (im-plis'it), a. [= F. implicate = Sp. 
implicito = Pg. It. implicito, < L. implicitus, 
inplicitus, later pp. of implicare, inplicare, in- 
fold, involve, entangle : see implicate, t>.] 1. 
Infolded; entangled. [Rare.] 
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Th' humble shrub. 
And bush with frizzled hair implicit. 
Milton, P. L., vii. 323. 
In his woolly fleece 
I cling implicit. Pope. 
2. Complicated; involved; puzzling. [Rare.] 
If I had the ill nature of such authors as love to puz- 
zle, I also might leave the foregoing enigma to be solved, 
or, rather, made more implicit, in such ways as philoso- 
phy might happen to account for. 
Brooke, Fool of Quality (ed. 1792), I. 203. 
3. Implied; resting on implication or infer- 
ence ; that may or should be understood, though 
not directly expressed ; tacitly included. 
Now that both the titles are conjunct, we may observe 
the symbol of an implicit and folded duty. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 170. 
A good present behaviour is an implicit repentance for 
any miscarriage in what is past Steele, Spectator, No. 374. 
An implicit recognition of human fellowship when as 
yet there was no explicit recognition of it possible. 
//. James, Subs, and Shad., p. 151. 
4. Involved in or resulting from perfect con- 
fidence in or deference to some authority or 
witness ; hence, submissive ; unquestioning ; 
blind: as, implicit faith ; implicit assent ; impli- 
cit obedience. 
Implicit faith is belief or disbelief without evidence. 
Dr. John Brown, An Estimate, etc. (ed. 1758), I. 66. 
Those parliaments . . . presume even to mention privi- 
leges and freedom, who, till of late, received directions 
from the throne with implicit humility. 
Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, Ivi. 
To him the whole nation was to yield an immediate and 
implicit submission. Burke, Present Discontents. 
5f. Submissively yielding; unquestioningly 
obedient ; trusting confidently or blindly. 
A parcel of silly implicit fools had done the business for 
him. Tom Brawn, Works, II. 30. 
None of these great prescribers do ever fail providing 
themselves and their notions with a number of implicit 
disciples. Swift, Tale of a Tub, ix. 
This curious dish 
Implicit Walton calls the swallow-fish. 
R. Franck, Northern Memoirs, p. 293. 
Cecilia was peremptory, and Mary became implicit. 
Miss Burncy, Cecilia, x. 8. 
Implicit contradiction, a contradiction which is not 
directly expressed as such ; a contradiction implied or to 
be inferred:: opposed to explicit contradiction, or contra- 
diction in terms. Implicit differentiation. See d{f- 
ferentiation. Implicit function. See function. = Syn. 
3. Tacit 4. Unreserved, unhesitating, undoubting. 
implicitly (im-plis'it-li), adv. 1. By implica- 
tion; virtually. 
He that denies this [the providence of God] doth tm- 
plicitly deny his existence. Bentley. 
Their rights have not been expressly or implicitly al- 
lowed. Burke, Policy of the Allies. 
2. Trustfully; without question, doubt, or hesi- 
tation. 
Mandates issued, which the member is bound blindly 
and implicitly to obey. 
Burke, Speech at the Conclusion of the Poll, 1774. 
implicitness (im-plis'it-nes), n. The state of 
being implicit; the state of trusting without 
reserve. 
impliedly (im-pli'ed-li), adr. By implication; 
so as to imply ; virtually. 
If a gentleman at the servant's request sends for a phy- 
sician, he is not liable to pay the doctor's bill unless he 
. . . expressly or impliedly engages to be answerable. 
Pop. Sci. Mo., XXII. 806. 
imploration (im-plo-ra'shon), . [= F. im- 
ploration = Sp. imploracion = Pg. imploraq&o 
= It. imploraziont, < L. imploratio(n-), inplo- 
ratio(n-), < implorare, inplorare, implore: see 
implore.} The act of imploring; earnest sup- 
plication. 
Wicked hearts . . . doe all they can to avoid the eyes 
of His displeased justice, and if they cannot do it by col- 
ours of dissimulation, they will doe it by imploration of 
shelter. Bp. Hall, Jeroboam's Wife. 
imploratort (im-plor'a-tor), n. l=F.implora- 
teur = Pg. implorador =" It. imploratore, < L. 
as if *implorator, < implorare, inplorare, pp. im- 
ploratus,inploratus,imf>loT6: see implore.} One 
who implores or entreats. 
Do not believe his vows ; for they are brokers ; 
Not of the eye which their investments show, 
But mere implorators of unholy suits. 
Shak., Hamlet, 1. 3. 
imploratory (im-plor'a-to-ri), a. [< implore + 
-atory.} Earnestly supplicating; imploring; 
entreating. 
That long exculpatory imploratory letter. 
Carlyle, Diamond Necklace, vii. 
implore (im-plor'), '.; pret. and pp. implored, 
ppr. imploring. [Formerly also emplore; = F. 
implorer = Sp. Pg. implorar = It. implorare,< L. 
implorare, inplorare, invoke with tears, beseech, 
< in, in, on, upon, + plorare, cry out, weep. Cf. 
deplore.} I. trans. 1, To call" upon in suppli- 
imply 
cation; beseech or entreat; pray or petition 
earnestly. 
They ship their oars, and crown with wine 
The holy goblet to the powers divine, 
Imploring all the gods that reign above. 
Pope, Odyssey, ii. 472. 
2. To pray or beg for earnestly; seek to ob- 
tain by supplication or entreaty: as, to im- 
plore aid or pardon. 
I kneel, and then implore her blessing. 
Shale., W. T., v. 3. 
= Syn. Request, Bey, etc. See aski and solicit. 
II. intrans. To supplicate ; entreat. 
Who knows what tale had been to tell, if she 
Had met his first proud look all tearfully, 
With weak imploring looks? 
William Morris, Earthly Paradise, II. 325. 
imploret (im-plor'), . [< implore, v.} Earnest 
supplication. 
With percing wordes and pittifull implore. 
Spenser, F. Q., II. v. 37. 
implorer (ini-plor' er), n. One who implores. 
imploringly (im-plor'ing-li), adv. In an im- 
ploring manner. 
implosion (im-plo'zhon), n. [< in- 2 + -plosion, 
after explosion, q. v. Cf. ML. implodere, put 
on with clapping, inflict.] A sudden collapse 
or bursting inward : opposed to explosion. [Re- 
cent.] 
What Sir Wyville Thomson ingeniously characterized 
as an implosion: the pressure having apparently been 
resisted until it could no longer be borne, and the whole 
having been disintegrated at the same moment 
Library Hag., April, 1880. 
imployt, imploymentt. Obsolete variants of 
employ, employment. 
implumedt (im-plomd'), a. [< in- 3 + plumed.} 
Plumeless ; deprived of plumes or feathers. 
At which sad sight, this poor implumed crew 
Stand faiutly trembling in their sovereign's view. 
Drayton, The Owl. 
implumoust (im-plo'mus), a. [Cf. Sp. Pg. It. 
implume; < L. implumis, inplumis, without fea- 
thers, < in- priv. + plmna, feathers: seeplume.} 
Unfeathered; featherless. 
implunget, " ' See emplunge. 
impluvium (im-plo'vi-um), .; pi. impluvia (-a). 
[L., also inpluvium, < impluere, inpluere, rain 
into, < ', in, + phiere, rain : see pluvious.} In 
ancient Roman houses, a basin to receive the 
A, impluvium ; B. compluvium. 
rain-water, situated in the middle of the atrium 
or hall, below the compluvium or open space 
in the roof. See atrium and complurhon . 
The atrium contained a large quadrangular tank or im- 
plumum. ... On the west side of the impluvium, below 
the step of the tablinum, the pavement represented five 
rows of squares. 
Baring-Gould, Myths of the Middle Ages (1884), p. 342. 
imply (im-plT), i\ t.- ; pret. and pp. implied, ppr. 
implying. [< ME. implien, emplien, < OF. as if 
"emplier, var. of empleier, employer, < L. impli- 
care, infold, involve : see implicate. Cf. employ, 
a doublet of imply, and see ply, apply, reply.] 
If. To infold ; inclose ; inwrap. 
The wateres imedlyd wrappeth or implie-th many fortu- 
nel happis or maneres [tr. L mistaque fortuitos implicft 
unda modos], Chaucer, Boethius, v. meter 1. 
Striving to loose the knott that fast him tyes, 
Himself e in streighter bands too rash implyes. 
Spenser, F. Q., I. xi. 23. 
And as a poplar, shot aloft, set by a river side, 
In moist edge of a mightie fenne his head in curls implic/e, 
But all his body plaine and smooth. Chapman, Iliad, iv. 
2. To contain by implication ; include virtual- 
ly; involve; signify or import by fair inference 
or deduction ; hence, to express indirectly ; in- 
sinuate. 
Your smooth eulogium, to one crown addrest, 
Seems to imply a censure on the rest 
Cmvper, Table-Talk, 1. 92. 
Whoever wishes to imply, in any piece of writing, the ab- 
sence of everything agreeable and inviting, calls it a ser- 
mon. Sydney Smith, in Lady Holland, iii. 
