a. Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Implicated p. pr. & vb. n. Implicating. ] [ L. implicatus, p. p. of implicare to involve; pref. im- in + plicare to fold. See Employ, Ply, and cf. Imply, Implicit. ] 1. To infold; to fold together; to interweave. [ 1913 Webster ]

The meeting boughs and implicated leaves. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; -- applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. culpably involved; connected; -- of persons with respect to responsibility for events. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing).
Syn. -- implication. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. implicatio: cf. F. implication. ] 1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of component parts. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do, it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. arousing a mental association; evocative.
Syn. -- implicative, suggestive, suggestive of(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Tending to implicate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By implication. Sir G. Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to entwine, entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See Implicate. ] 1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

In his woolly fleece
I cling implicit. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience. [ 1913 Webster ]

Back again to implicit faith I fall. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved confidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of God is implicitly to deny his existence. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State or quality of being implicit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Implicitness. [ Obs. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Virtually involved or included; involved in substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or expressed. See Imply. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By implication or inference. Bp. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly levee, refusal to recognize titles of honor, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. simplified excessively so as to distort or misrepresent; -- of facts, assertions, or communications. Contrasted with overcomplicated.
Syn. -- simplistic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to simplify excessively so as to distort or misrepresent; -- of facts, assertions, or communications; as, Don't oversimplify the rules.
Syn. -- make too simple. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. OF. simplicien. ] One who is simple. [ Obs. ] Arnway. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. simplicité, L. simplicitas. See Simple. ] 1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

In wit a man; simplicity a child. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning? Prov. i. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. simplification. ] The act of simplifying. A. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Simplified p. pr. & vb. n. Simplifying ] [ Cf. F. simplifier, LL. simplificare. See Simple, and -fy. ] To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making. [ 1913 Webster ]

The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified. A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious in simplifying our deductions. W. Nicholson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist. [ R. ] Wilkinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Simplicity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not implicated. “Unimplicate in folly.” R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

See high.
See honorable.
See hopeful.
See hostile.
See hurt.
See hhurtful.
See hygienic.
See ideal.
See idle.
See illusory.
See imaginable.
See imaginative.
See immortal.
See implicit.
See important.
See impressible. See >Unimpressible.
See impressionable.
See improvable.
See impugnable.
See incidental.
See increasable.
See indifferent.
See indulgent.
See industrious.
See inflammable.
See influential.
See ingenious.
See ingenuous.
See inhabitable.
See injurious.
See inquisitive.
See instructive.
See intelligent.
See intelligible.
See intentional.
See interesting.
See interpretable.
See inventive.
See investigable.
See jealous.
See joyful.
See joyous.
See justifiable.
See kingly.
See knightly.
See knotty.
See knowable.
See laborious.
See ladylike.
See level.
See libidinous.
See lightsome.
See limber.
See lineal.
See logical.
See lordly.
See losable.
See lovable.
See lucent.
See luminous.
See lustrous.
See lusty.
See maidenly.
See makable.
See malleable.
See manageable.
See manful.
See manlike.
See manly.
See marketable.
See marriable.
See marriageable.
See marvelous.
See masculine.
See matchable.
See matronlike.
See meek.
See meet.
See melodious.
See mendable.
See mentionable.
See mercenary.
See merciable.
See meritable.
See merry.
See metaphorical.
See mighty.
See mild.
See military.
See mindful.
See mingleable.
See miraculous.
See miry.
See mitigable.
See modifiable.
See modish.
See moist.
See monkish.
See motherly.
See muscular.
See musical.
See mysterious.
See namable.
See native.
See navigable.
See needful.
See negotiable.
See niggard.
See noble.
See objectionable.
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n. Absence of simplicity; artfulness. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]