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What does "be implicit in" mean?

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Rebecca

"Implicit in" here means "implied by". "Implicit" refers to something that is implied, but not directly said. He is saying that he thought his disgust implied his feelings about the situation. Ex: Her feelings about school were implicit in the way she talked about it. Ex: The implicit meaning in his letter was that he wanted to break up.

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