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    implicate

    verb

    • 1. show (someone) to be involved in a crime: "he was implicated in a price-fixing scandal" Similar incriminatecompromiseinvolveconnectOpposite absolve
    • 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 implysuggesthintintimate

    noun

    • 1. a thing implied.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of implicate in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    IMPLICATE definition: 1. to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › implicateImplicate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of IMPLICATE is to bring into intimate or incriminating connection. How to use implicate in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › implicateIMPLICATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Implicate definition: to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner. See examples of IMPLICATE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMPLICATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    IMPLICATE meaning: 1. to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPLICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To implicate someone means to show or claim that they were involved in something wrong or criminal.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › implicateImplicate - definition of implicate by The Free Dictionary

    1. to show to be involved, esp in a crime. 2. to involve as a necessary inference; imply: his protest implicated censure by the authorities. 3. to affect intimately: this news implicates my decision. 4. rare to intertwine or entangle. [C16: from Latin implicāre to involve, from im- + plicāre to fold] implicativeadj. imˈplicativelyadv.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › implicateImplicate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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. Style: MLA. APA. Chicago.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionimplicate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    implicate something (in/as something) to show or suggest that something is the cause of something bad The results implicate poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of implicate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    IMPLICATE definition: to show that someone or something is involved in something bad, especially a crime: . Learn more.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › implicateimplicate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    5 days ago · implicate (third-person singular simple present implicates, present participle implicating, simple past and past participle implicated) (transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.