implicate
/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
implicate verb: to show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
Verb
implicate (third-person singular simple present implicates, present participle implicating, simple past and past participle implicated)
- To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
- The evidence implicates involvement of top management in the scheme.
- But it is of no use talking now; the servants will soon be stirring, and it would be rather awkward to be found here." "For you, perhaps, madam," sneered Sir George. "Rather for yourself," replied she, with the greatest composure; "you might be implicated in the charge of murder."1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Assignation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 256
- To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment.
- What did Nixon's visit to China implicate for Russia?
- To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature.
- To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine.
Noun
IPA/ˈɪmplɪkət/
implicate (plural implicates)
- The thing implied.
Adjective
IPA/ˈɪmplɪkət/
implicate (comparative more implicate, superlative most implicate)
- Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in).
- used in implicate order
- Involved, intricate.
implicate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
implicate in Hindi
- to implicate, involve, draw into a scheme
- घसीटना ghasīṭnā
- to implicate
- सानना sānnā
implicate in Tamil
- உய்த்துணரச் சொல், உள்ளாக்கு, குற்றச் செயலில் தொடர்பு படுத்து, சிக்க வை, சிக்கவை, பாதிக்கச் செய்
implicate in Marathi
- to implicate or involve someone in trouble or a situation
- अडकवणे aḍkavṇe
implicate in Urdu
- جرم میں پھنسانا, ماخوذ کرنا, ملفوظ کرنا, پھانسنا, ساننا, الجھانا
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- implicate in Bengali
- জড়ানো, লিপ্ত করা, দোষী সাব্যস্ত করা
- implicate in Malayalam
- കുടുക്കുക, മിടയുക, കൂട്ടിപ്പിരിക്കുക, ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുക
- implicate in Kannada
- ತೊಡರಿಸು, ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಸು, ಒಳಪಡಿಸು
Examples of implicate in a sentence
- I shall cancel, without further provocation, the next lecture engagement that is implicated with a peep o' day train.1879, Robert J[ones] Burdette, Hawk-Eyes, New York, N.Y.: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers, page 137:
- Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
Synonyms of implicate
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Forms of implicate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | implicates |
| present participle | implicating |
| past participle | implicated |
| past | implicated |
| Noun | |
| plural | implicates |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more implicate |
| superlative | most implicate |
Origin of implicate
First attested in the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English implicaten (poorly attested), from implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; involved, connected (with)”, possibly also used as the past participle of implicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin implicātus, perfect passive participle of implicō (“to entangle, involve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from plicō (“to fold”). Doublet of imply and employ.
First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix), -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Words formed from implicate
- disimplicate
- implicatory
- nonimplicated
- unimplicate
- unimplicated
- implicate order
Words that rhyme with implicate
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- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
- crate
Questions about implicate
- What does implicate mean?
- Implicate means to show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
- What is implicate in Hindi?
- Implicate in Hindi is घसीटना (ghasīṭnā), सानना (sānnā). See Implicate meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use implicate in a sentence?
- I shall cancel, without further provocation, the next lecture engagement that is implicated with a peep o' day train.
- What part of speech is implicate?
- Implicate can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce implicate?
- Implicate is pronounced /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of implicate?
- The past tense of implicate is implicated.
Words near implicate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: implicate (page history and authors); घसीटना (Hindi) (page history and authors); implicate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अडकवणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); implicate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Implicate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); implicate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); implicate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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