Also means
to leave unsaid
Usage Note
Sottintendere is conjugated like intendere (irregular in the past historic: sottintese; past participle: sottinteso). Sottinteso used as a noun means 'an implicit understanding' or 'an unspoken assumption' — parlare per sottintesi means 'to speak in veiled terms.' Compound tenses take avere (ha sottinteso). The related adjective sottinteso (implied, understood) is very common.
Examples
"Le sue parole sottintendono una critica."
Natural Translation
His words imply a criticism.
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