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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Origin of implicate
OTHER WORDS FROM implicate
un·im·pli·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby implicate
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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 of implicate
implicative (ɪmˈplɪkətɪv), adjectiveimplicatively, adverbWord Origin for implicate
C16: from Latin implicāre to involve, from im- + plicāre to fold
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