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implicit

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implicit /ɪmˈplɪsət/ adjective
implicit
/ɪmˈplɪsət/
adjective
Learner's definition of IMPLICIT
1 
: understood though not clearly or directly stated不言明的；含蓄的
— opposite explicit
2 
: not affected by doubt : absolute, complete绝对的；完全的

— implicitly

adverb
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implicit

adjective

im·​plic·​it im-ˈpli-sət How to pronounce implicit (audio)
1
a
: capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
an implicit assumption
Still another problem for Middle America was how corporations … were allowed to breach the implicit social contract of the postwar era. Kevin Phillips
compare explicit sense 1a
b
: present but not consciously held or recognized
implicit attitudes
implicit racism
see also implicit bias
2
: not lessened by doubt : absolute, complete
There's an implicit trust between them.
The implicit confidence that her destiny must be one of luxurious ease … George Eliot
3
a
: involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed : potential
… a sculptor may see different figures implicit in a block of stone. John Dewey
… made a deepfake video to demonstrate the dangers implicit in the technology. Andrea Bellemare
b
of a mathematical function : defined by an expression in which the dependent variable and the one or more independent variables are not separated on opposite sides of an equation compare explicit sense 4
implicitly adverb
implicitness noun

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Implicit With a Preposition

Implicit is often followed by a preposition, and that preposition is usually in:

"American Horror Story" is a pretty grisly show. No one should be too surprised by that revelation — it’s sort of the promise implicit in its name, after all.
—Lacy Baugher, The Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2016

On less frequent occasions, implicit may be followed by from, with, or within:

[S]uch a ruling seemed implicit from Fullam’s comments.
—Sean O’Sullivan, The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), 4 October 2006

Implicit with the discovery of oil was the hard truth that it wasn't going to last forever.
—Warren Jones et al., Alaska Dispatch News, 1 June 2016

Russia's president was explicit, calling on the West to pressure Kiev to deliver results. Implicit within that was a threat: that Moscow will not play along with the talks forever.
—Sarah Rainsford, BBC News, 14 Aug. 2016

The black dead ocean looked like a mirror of the night; it was cold, implicit with dread and death…
—Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead, 1948

Synonyms

Example Sentences

This assumption, implicit in innumerable statements by President Reagan … dictates most of our current political and military programs. Henry Steele Commager, Atlantic, March 1982 … in the best stories the end is implicit from the beginning. Joan Aiken, The Writer, May 1968 The goodness and strength implicit within Pen unfold but slowly. John DeBruyn, LIT, Spring 1966 The movies borrowed from other arts on the way to finding methods implicit in their medium. Bernard DeVoto, The World of Fiction, 1950 There is a sense of moral duty implicit in her writings. I have implicit trust in her honesty. See More
Recent Examples on the Web But Theetge rejected that recommendation, saying in a separate memo that Valentino had been trained in recent years on nondiscrimination, implicit bias and fair and impartial policing. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022 The stakes couldn’t be higher where lies or misinformation or wrong assumptions or implicit bias or all of those things together work to literally take away people’s lives and freedoms. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 That accusation was challenged Thursday when the school district said the training session in question was about the subject of implicit bias and did not indicate White people are inherently racist. Aya Elamroussi And Andy Rose, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 Much of it is broadly focused on topics like implicit bias, ableism, gender discrimination, and heterosexism, to name a few topics. Shaun Harper, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 The reasons are complex and likely include some outright sexism and a whole lot of implicit bias. Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2022 Attention is dedicated to patients from diverse backgrounds having distinct needs, setting goals for eliminating explicit and implicit bias and ensuring equal representation. Fabio Gratton, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The plan would beef up training for rural health care providers, and fund training in implicit bias and racial discrimination. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 24 June 2022 As part of the settlement, the University of St. Thomas is set to provide the police department with free training on cultural proficiency and implicit bias. Jesus Jiménez, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Medieval Latin; French implicite, going back to Middle French, "complicated, tangled," borrowed from Medieval Latin implicitus "involved, complicated, implied," going back to Latin, "involved, intricate," variant past participle of implicāre "to fold about itself, entwine, involve" — more at implicate

Note: The Latin verb implicāre has, along with other derivatives of -plicāre, two possible past participles; see note at explicit.

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of implicit was in 1613

Phrases Containing implicit
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