complicit
Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable natureAssociated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
» How do we know they weren't complicit?
Meaning
1 sensesAssociated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
Komplize, beteiligt, mitschuldig
замешанныйzamešannyj, соучастникsoučastnik, причастныйpričastnyj
- involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong
Examples
8 sentencesHow do we know they weren't complicit?
They're complicit in the loss of their own goods.
Tom was complicit in the attack on his own bank.
The police thinks you're complicit.
Under Bouteflika, many Algerian officials were complicit in serious wrongdoing.
Translations
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Origin
Most likely a back-formation from complicity, under the influence of words such as expliciMost 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.
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Forms
more complicit, most complicit| Comparative | more complicit Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most complicit Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form