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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|employer]], emploier, from Old French empleier,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin implicāre, to enfold, involve, be connected with,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) or its passive implicārī, to be involved in,^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from in-, in, and plicāre, to fold (see [[ply]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) [[implicate]] and [[imply]] are doublets.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|frm|employer]], emploier, from [[fro|empleier]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la|implicāre]], to enfold, involve, be connected with,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) or its passive implicārī, to be involved in,^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from in-, in, and [[m|la|plicāre]], to fold (see [[ply]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) [[implicate]] and [[imply]] are doublets.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==