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1. (v.t.) implicate
to show to be involved, usu. in an incriminating manner:
to be implicated in a crime.
2. implicate
to involve as a necessary circumstance; imply.
3. implicate
to affect as a consequence:
Malfunctioning of one part of the nervous system implicates another part.
4. implicate
Archaic. to fold or twist together; intertwine.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L implicāre to interweave =im-im-1+plicāre to ply2)
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| Definition of 'implicate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) implicate
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
"He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"
2. (verb) entail, implicate
impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
"What does this move entail?"
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1. (verb) implicate
to indicate or prove sb is responsible for sth bad or illegal
documents that implicate senior political figures in the scandal
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1. (verb) implicate
to infold; to fold together; to interweave
2. (verb) implicate
to bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; -- applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault, etc
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