Question

i do not mean to imply, however, that the role of disease in history was confined to paving the way for european expansion. source: guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies in this sentence, imply means to: imitate or mimic express or state indirectly prove to be false replace with another

Explanation:

In English, "imply" means to suggest or express something indirectly rather than stating it directly. In the given sentence, the author is not directly stating a certain view about the role of disease in history but is hinting at it.

Answer:

B. express or state indirectly