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im·pli·cate  (mpl-kt)

tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates

1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot.

2. To have as a consequence or necessary circumstance; imply or entail: His evasiveness implicated complicity.

3. Linguistics To convey, imply, or suggest by implicature.

4. Archaic To interweave or entangle; entwine.

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[Middle English, to convey a truth bound up in a fable, from Latin implicre, implict-, to entangle, unite : in-, in; see in-² + plicre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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implicate [ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt]

vb (tr)

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

[from Latin implicāre to involve, from im- + plicāre to fold]

implicative  [ɪmˈplɪkətɪv] adj

implicatively  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	implicate - bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government" involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
	2.	implicate - impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?" entail lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"

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implicate

verb incriminate, involve, compromise, embroil, entangle, inculpate He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate her.
eliminate, rule out, acquit, exclude, dissociate, disentangle, exculpate

implicate something or someone in something involve in, associate with, connect with, tie up with This particular system has been implicated in alcohol effects.

Translations

implicate [ˈɪmplɪkeɪt] VT to implicate sb in sth → implicar or involucrar a algn en algo
are you implicated in this? → ¿estás implicado en esto?
he implicated three others → implicó a otros tres

implicate [ˈɪmplɪkeɪt] vt [+ person] → impliquer
to be implicated in sth [person] → être impliqué(e) dans qch
to be implicated in the development of a disease (= be a factor in) → être impliqué(e) dans le développement d'une maladie

implicate

vt to implicate somebody in something → jdn in etw verwickeln

implicate [ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt] vt to implicate sb in sth → implicare qn in qc

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implicate [ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt] vt to implicate sb in sth → implicare qn in qc