implicate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(transitive, usually, with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way.
The evidence implicates involvement of top management in the scheme.
Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. 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 original on 27 Jul 2023, pages 72–73: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: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:
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(nonstandard, transitive) 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.
- (archaic) To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| implicated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| implicated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| implicating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| implicates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
implicatory · unimplicate · disimplicate · nonimplicated · unimplicated
Synonyms
mat · ensnarl · snarl · imply · ensnarl · enmesh · ravel · entangle · ravel · foul · involve · involve · ensnare · tangle · implicate
Translations (20)
cmn 負累 /负累 (to connect or involve) · bg замесвам (to connect or involve) · bg водя до (to have as a necessary circumstance) · nl impliceren (to connect or involve) · it implicare (to connect or involve) · it implicare (to have as a necessary circumstance) · ru впутывать (to connect or involve) · fi merkitä (to have as a necessary circumstance) · pt implicar (to connect or involve) · cmn 牽涉 /牵涉 (to connect or involve) · ru вовлекать (to connect or involve) · de implikatieren (to have as an implicature) · fi yhdistää (to connect or involve) · eo impliki (to connect or involve) · bg забърквам (to connect or involve) · fr impliquer (to have as a necessary circumstance) · bg въвличам (to connect or involve) · mi whakahīrau (to connect or involve) · es implicar (to connect or involve) · fr impliquer (to connect or involve)