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verb
- 1. show (someone) to be involved in a crime: "he was implicated in a price-fixing scandal" Similar Opposite
- 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
noun
- 1. a thing implied.
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The meaning of IMPLICATE is to bring into intimate or incriminating connection. How to use implicate in a sentence.
IMPLICATE definition: 1. to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has…. Learn more.
IMPLICATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of implicate 2. to show that someone is involved in a crime or…. Learn more.
To implicate someone means to show or claim that they were involved in something wrong or criminal. He was to resign when one of his own aides was implicated in a financial scandal. [be VERB -ed] He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate Stuart. [VERB noun] Synonyms: incriminate, involve, compromise, embroil More Synonyms of implicate.
Implicate definition: to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner. See examples of IMPLICATE used in a sentence.
If someone or something is implicated in a crime or a bad situation, they are involved in it or responsible for it. The President was implicated in the cover-up and forced to resign. American English : implicated / ˈɪmplɪkeɪtɪd /
IMPLICATE meaning: 1. to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has…. Learn more.
bring into intimate and incriminating connection. “He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government”. see more. see less. type of: affect, involve, regard. connect closely and often incriminatingly. verb. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result.
To implicate someone means to show or claim that they were involved in something wrong or criminal. He was obliged to resign when one of his own aides was implicated in a financial scandal. Implication in a murder finally brought him to jail. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
implicate. implicate somebody (in something) to show or suggest that somebody is involved in something bad or criminal. He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further. implicate something (in/as something) to show or suggest that something is the cause of something bad.
