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Imply : hint ::

apprehend : free

explicit : implicit

ploy : ply

comprise : retaliate

supplicate : ask

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The answer is supplicate: ask. Imply and hint are synonyms, but hint implies speaking. Supplicate means to generally to ask for something, but "ask" involves the actual speaking. 
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