■ verb
1》 bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad.
2》 Computing transfer (data) into a file or document.
3》 archaic indicate or signify.
■ noun
1》 an ~ed commodity, article, or service.
↘the action or process of ~ing.
2》 the implied meaning of something.
↘~ance.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ation noun
~er noun
Origin
ME: from L. ~are 'bring in' (in med. L. 'imply, be of consequence').