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   implicate

   verb

   • 1. show (someone) to be involved in a crime: "he was implicated in a price-fixing scandal" Similar incriminatecompromiseinvolveconnectembroilenmeshensnareexposearchaic:inculpateOpposite absolve
   • ▪ bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one): "viruses are known to be implicated in the development of certain cancers" Similar involve inconcern withassociate withconnect withtie up with
   • 2. convey (a meaning) indirectly through what one says, rather than stating it explicitly: "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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   IMPLICATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of implicate 2. to show that someone is involved in a crime or…. Learn more.

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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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   verb. im· pli· cate ˈim-plə-ˌkāt. implicated; implicating. Synonyms of implicate. transitive verb. 1. a. : to bring into intimate or incriminating connection. evidence that implicates him in the bombing. b. : to involve in the nature or operation of something. 2. : to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference : imply. 3.

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   Someone who is implicated in something is shown to be somehow involved in it. The word is often used in a negative sense, suggesting an involvement in something wrong, with the person being implicated by the facts of the case.

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   Definitions of implicate. verb. bring into intimate and incriminating connection. “He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government” see more. type of: affect, involve, regard. connect closely and often incriminatingly. verb. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result. synonyms: entail. see more. lead. Cite this entry.

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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.

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   Definition of implicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.