implicate
[ im-pli-keyt ]
/ ˈɪm plɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing.
to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood.
to connect or relate to intimately; affect as a consequence: The malfunctioning of one part of the nervous system implicates another part.
Archaic. to fold or twist together; intertwine; interlace.
RELATED CONTENT
What Does the Exploitation Film Genre Have to do with Watergate? An Exploration of LibfixesA few weeks ago, we discussed the –core suffix in relation to the word mumblecore. Today we’re going to take a look at another robust suffix born on the silver screen, –sploitation. While the term mumblecore stuck, another name suggested for this slow-paced genre didn’t quite catch on: ennuisploitation. The ennui element comes from the French word meaning “boredom,” though the perhaps more interesting part …
RELATED WORDS
entangle, blame, embroil, incriminate, charge, accuse, suggest, affect, cite, impute, include, name, associate, tangle, relate, frame, stigmatize, hint, inculpate, insinuate
Nearby words
- implausible,
- implead,
- impleader,
- implement,
- implementation,
- implicated,
- implication,
- implications,
- implicative,
- implicatory
Origin of implicate
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for implicate
implicate
/ (ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to show to be involved, esp in a crime
to involve as a necessary inference; implyhis protest implicated censure by the authorities
to affect intimatelythis news implicates my decision
rare to intertwine or entangle
Word Origin for implicate
C16: from Latin implicāre to involve, from im- + plicāre to fold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
implicate
early 15c., "to convey in a fable;" c.1600, "intertwine, wreathe," from Latin implicatus, past participle of implicare "to involve, entwine" (see implication). Meaning "involve a person in a crime, charge, etc.," is from 1797. Related: Implicated; implicating.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper