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   im·pli·cate

   /ˈimpləˌkāt/

   verb

   • 1. show (someone) to be involved in a crime: "police claims implicated him in many more killings" Similar incriminatecompromiseinvolveconnectembroilenmeshensnareexposearchaic:inculpateOpposite absolve
   • ▪ bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one): "the team believes he is heavily implicated in the bombing" Similar involve inconcern withassociate withconnect withtie up with
   • ▪ involve (something) in a necessary way: US "cable franchise activities plainly implicate First Amendment interests"
   • 2. convey (a meaning or intention) indirectly through what one says, rather than stating it explicitly; imply: "by saying that coffee would keep her awake, Mary implicated that she didn't want any" Similar implysuggesthintintimatesay indirectlyindicateinsinuategive someone to understandgive someone to believeconvey the impressionsignalinformal:make out

   noun

   • 1. a thing implied.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin implicatus ‘folded in’, past participle of implicare (see imply). The original sense was ‘entwine’; compare with employ and imply. The earliest modern (implicate (sense 2 of the verb)), dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. implicatory adjective

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb implicate, which means to bring into intimate or incriminating connection, or to involve as a consequence or inference. See also related words and entries for implicate.

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   IMPLICATE definition: 1. to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has…. Learn more.

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   The verb implicate means "to connect or involve in something." For example, your cousins might implicate you in the planning of a big party for your grandparents. Implicate comes from the Latin word implicare, meaning "to entwine, involve." When you implicate someone, you bring him or her into a group or to pitch in on a project.

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   Implicate definition: to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner. See examples of IMPLICATE used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPLICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Implicate means to show or claim that someone was involved in something wrong or criminal, or to imply as a necessary inference. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, usage and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Implicate means to connect or involve intimately or incriminatingly, or to imply or entail as a consequence. See the origin, usage, synonyms, and translations of implicate in English and Spanish.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMPLICATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Implicate means to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.