implicate
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.
Origin of implicate
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How to use implicate in a sentence
Shining lights into dark and secret worlds and speaking truth to power comes with great risk, and here it was an even greater risk—because it directly implicated him.
Inside a secret running program at Nike and a win-at-all-costs corporate culture | Rachel King | October 6, 2020 | FortuneThe lawsuit also says 48 cases of sexual harassment had been reported over the previous two years, including 13 that implicated senior managers or executives.
Alphabet to fund $310 million diversity initiative to settle sexual misconduct lawsuit from shareholders | Danielle Abril | September 25, 2020 | FortuneThe article directly implicated Google Local results and the ease of how unsavory people game them to commit fraud.
A new era has arrived in local search: Google’s Local Trust Pack | Justin Sanger | September 18, 2020 | Search Engine LandFleer is hardly the first sheriff’s employee to be implicated in sexual misconduct.
Morning Report: Local Pension Funds Scraped by in the Pandemic | Voice of San Diego | July 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWhile systole activated inhibitory brain regions, it also activated the amygdala, an area implicated in the experience of fear.
How Your Heart Influences What You Perceive and Fear | Jordana Cepelewicz | July 6, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Though there are many claims that implicate it in improved brain function, the evidence in support of this finding is tenuous.
Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.? | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Illinois, which houses some of the tougher DUI laws in the nation, even smoking a joint a week before can implicate you.
Several lines of scientific evidence have begun to implicate genes that control dopamine.
Because misogynist monsters always implicate themselves in crimes to protect women.
Pointing fingers, he stated “the people that I trusted to run it” are the ones to implicate.
She was trying to find some explanation that would clear the boss, and perhaps implicate the Hatch crowd.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeHe knew that the whole complex machinery of Scotland Yard was working, and working at top speed, to implicate him in the tragedy.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar WallaceYou might have done me the service of not excusing yourself to the squire when he came here, in such a way as to implicate me.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithIf I were to expose Flemming, it would implicate Thornton, and that seemed too much of a retaliation.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. StandishIt would be a dangerous document in case he should be searched; for its contents would expose him, and implicate others.
Down the Rhine | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for implicate
/ (ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt) /
to show to be involved, esp in a crime
to involve as a necessary inference; imply: his protest implicated censure by the authorities
to affect intimately: this news implicates my decision
rare to intertwine or entangle
Origin of implicate
1Derived forms of implicate
- implicative (ɪmˈplɪkətɪv), adjective
- implicatively, adverb
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