Im"plex (?), a. [L. implexus, p. p. of implectere to infold; pref. im-
in + plectere to plait: cf. F implexe.] Intricate; entangled;
complicated; complex.
The fable of every poem is . . . simple or implex. it is called
simple when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the
fortune of the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from good
to bad.
Addison.
Im*plex"ion (?), n. [L. implexio.] Act of involving, or state of being
involved; involution.
Im*pli"a*ble (?), a. Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
Im"pli*cate (?), 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.
The meeting boughs and implicated leaves.
Shelley.
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.
Im`pli*ca"tion (?), n. [L. implicatio: cf. F. implication.] 1. The act
of implicating, or the state of being implicated.
Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet
contact, and the implication of component parts.
Boyle.
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.
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.
Im"pli*ca*tive (?), a. Tending to implicate.
Im"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv. By implication. Sir G. Buck.
Im*plic"it (?), a. [L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to entwine,
entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See Implicate.] 1.
Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.] Milton.
In his woolly fleece I cling implicit.
Pope.
2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in
words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. South.
3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another,
without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit
confidence; implicit obedience.
Back again to implicit faith I fall.
Donne.
Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.
Im*plic"it*ly (?), adv. 1. In an implicit manner; without reserve; with
unreserved confidence.
Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and
implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them.
Atterbury.
2. By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of God is
implicitly to deny his existence. Bentley.
Im*plic"it*ness, n. State or quality of being implicit.
Im*plic"i*ty (?), n. Implicitness. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Im*plied" (?), a. Virtually involved or included; involved in
substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of
express, or expressed. See Imply.
Im*pli"ed*ly (?), adv. By implication or inference. Bp. Montagu.
Im*plod"ed (?), a. (Phon.) Formed by implosion. Ellis.
Im*plod"ent (?), n. (Phon.) An implosive sound. Ellis.
Im`plo*ra"tion (?), n. [L. imploratio: cf. OF. imploration. See
Implore.] The act of imploring; earnest supplication. Bp. Hall.