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implicate [ ímpli kayt ] (3rd person present singular implicates, present participle implicating, past and past participle implicated)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. show connection of somebody with something: to show that somebody or something played a part in or is connected to an activity such as a crime

2. imply something: to imply or involve something as a consequence ( formal )

Do you not see that his words implicate an error on my part?

3. entangle or interweave things: to wreathe, twist, or knit things together ( literary )

[15th century. < Latin implicat-, past participle of implicare 'entangle' < plicare 'to fold']