Etymology

implicit

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Today it means: Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed; Implied. Full definition →

Middle French implicite ← Latin implicitus
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  1. Latin · derived fromimplicitus
  2. Middle French · derived fromimplicite
  3. English todayimplicit

From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“to infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.

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