Imply
Imply verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Read
Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He then reveals that he's never learned to read (to imply that all of his previous novels were the result of a similar con).
Source: Never Learned to Read -
Of course, their divine hosts might imply that a good guest wouldn't mind helping his host out with a little problem (read: very dangerous quest)
Source: Sacred Hospitality - Later books in the series imply that the fictional book looks like a real-world book to anyone unauthorized tries to read it.
Source: Metafictional Title
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