[ ɪm'plɪsɪt ]
■ adjective
1》 implied though not directly expressed.
2》 ( ~ in ) always to be found in.
3》 with no qualification or question: an ~ faith in God.
4》 Mathematics (of a function) not expressed directly in terms of independent variables.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~e or L. ~us , later form of implicatus 'entwined', past participle of implicare (see imply ).