complicit en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Most likely a back-formation from complicity, under the influence of words such as explicit, as though the suffix -ity were composed of -it (from Latin -itus) and -y.
Meanings
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Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect the industry.
2023 July 26, Christian Wolmar, “Closing ticket offices to lead to 'catch-22' for passengers”, in RAIL, number 988, page 42:It [slavery] has set the seal of a complicit, guilty silence upon the most orthodox pulpits and the saintliest tongues, […]
1861, Henry M. Wheeler, The Slaves' Champion, page 203:Khan's sale of nuclear secrets and a complicit Pakistani government have made the world a ticking time bomb.
2005 March 7, Larry Dennsion, “Letters”, in Time:"I confess," and the Englishman turned with a near complicit grin to Hamo, "I have certain vulgar tastes myself."
1973, Angus Wilson, As If by Magic, Secker and Warburg, page 177:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more complicit | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most complicit | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
complicitly · uncomplicit · complicitness
Descendants
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Synonyms
Translations (25)
de beteiligt (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · de mit unter einer Decke steckend (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · es cómplice (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · da meddelagtig (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · da medsammensvoren (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · fi osallinen (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · nl medeplichtig (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · ar مُشَارِك (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · sv delaktig (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · pt complícito (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · ru соучастник (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · de mit drin steckend (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · ru причастный (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · pt cúmplice (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · da medskyldig (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · ru замешанный (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · ar مُتَوَاطِئ (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · de mitschuldig (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · io komplica (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · fr complice (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · de Komplize (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · eo kunkulpa (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · sv medskyldig (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · eo komplica (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) · is samsekur (associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature)