explicit / implicit

explicit / implicit
   Explicit means "clear and direct": Please give me explicit directions.
   Implicit means "indirectly, with some parts understood": They implicitly agreed to never talk on the subject again.

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  • explicit, implicit — Explicit means distinct, specific, clearly defined : The foreman gave us explicit instructions. Implicit means understood though not expressed : A commitment to duty was implicit in his every act and thought. Implicit may also mean complete,… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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  • implicit — im|pli|cit [ımˈplısıt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: implicatus, past participle of implicare; IMPLICATE] 1.) suggested or understood without being stated directly ≠ ↑explicit implicit criticism/threat/assumption ▪ Her words contained an …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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