V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary
implicate
verb
Definition: 1. to suggest or imply; 2. to make a connection between people and events, especially pertaining to a crime; 3. to weave or twist together
Synonyms: imply, suggest, insinuate, relate, associate, charge, incriminate, link, connect, involve
Antonyms: vindicate
Tips: Implicate is derived from the Latin implicare, “to entangle, involve.” Use this etymology to think of connecting someone to a crime. If you implicate someone, you suggest they may be involved or entangled in the planning and/or implementation of a crime. Implicate can also mean "to imply," especially in the context of consequences. See the related noun implication for more.
Usage Examples:
The new evidence implicates more suspects in this complicated crime. (links, incriminates, suggests)
The way he told the story implicated wrong doing on my part. (implied, suggested)
I don't know if they have enough evidence to implicate him for the robberies. (link, connect, incriminate)
I don't think they will ever implicate him in the crime, since he hired several people to do the job and none of them are talking. (link, connect)
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