/ ɪmˈplɪsɪt; NAmE / adjective
1.
implicit (in sth) suggested without being directly expressed :
Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.
implicit criticism
2.
implicit (in sth) forming part of sth (although perhaps not directly expressed) :
The ability to listen is implicit in the teacher's role.
3.
complete and not doubted
SYN absolute :
She had the implicit trust of her staff.
—compare explicit
► im·pli·cit·ly adverb :
It reinforces, implicitly or explicitly, the idea that money is all-important.
I trust John implicitly.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French implicite or Latin implicitus , later form of implicatus entwined, past participle of implicare , from in- in + plicare to fold.