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implicate

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Definition of implicate

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
[with object]
  • 1show (someone) to be involved in a crime:he implicated his government in the murders of three judges
  • (be implicated in) bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one):viruses are known to be implicated in the development of certain cancers
  • 2 [with clause] 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

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɪmplɪkət/
Logic
  • a thing implied.

Derivatives

implicative

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈplɪkətɪv/
adjective

implicatively

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈplɪkətɪvli/
adverb

implicatory

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin implicatus 'folded in', past participle of implicare (see imply). The original sense was 'entwine'; compare with employ and imply. The earliest modern (implicate (sense 2 of the verb)), dates from the early 17th century

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