verb (used with object),im·pli·cat·ed,im·pli·cat·ing.
to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood.
to connect or relate to intimately; affect as a consequence: The malfunctioning of one part of the nervous system implicates another part.
Archaic. to fold or twist together; intertwine; interlace.
Origin of implicate
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin implicātus, past participle of implicāre “to interweave,” equivalent to im- im-1 + plicā(re) “to ply2 ” + -ātus -ate1
Shining lights into dark and secret worlds and speaking truth to power comes with great risk, and here it was an even greater risk—because it directly implicated him.
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The lawsuit also says 48 cases of sexual harassment had been reported over the previous two years, including 13 that implicated senior managers or executives.
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The article directly implicated Google Local results and the ease of how unsavory people game them to commit fraud.
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Fleer is hardly the first sheriff’s employee to be implicated in sexual misconduct.
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While systole activated inhibitory brain regions, it also activated the amygdala, an area implicated in the experience of fear.
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Though there are many claims that implicate it in improved brain function, the evidence in support of this finding is tenuous.
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In Illinois, which houses some of the tougher DUI laws in the nation, even smoking a joint a week before can implicate you.
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Several lines of scientific evidence have begun to implicate genes that control dopamine.
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Pointing fingers, he stated “the people that I trusted to run it” are the ones to implicate.
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The lawyers accuse Headley of lying to implicate Rana in order to save his wife as well as his own life.