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.
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Nearby words
implausible, implead, impleader, implement, implementation, implicate, implication, implicative, implicatory, implicature, implicit
Origin of implicate
Related forms
un·im·pli·cat·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions 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
Derived Forms
implicative (ɪmˈplɪkətɪv), adjectiveimplicatively, adverbWord Origin for implicate
C16: from Latin implicāre to involve, from im- + plicāre to fold
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