imply in WordNet English dictionary

1. express or state indirectly
   imply  connote 
   
2. have as a logical consequence
   "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
   entail  imply  mean 
   
3. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
   imply 
   
4. have as a necessary feature
   "This decision involves many changes"
   imply  involve 
   
5. suggest that someone is guilty
   incriminate  imply  inculpate