Meaning

3 senses
  1. (also, figuratively, rare)Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in).

  2. Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in).

    (also, especially, figuratively, rare)Used in implicate order

  3. (obsolete)Involved, intricate.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Tom hasn't been implicated or charged.

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  2. Tom doesn't want to implicate himself.

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  3. Tom didn't want to implicate himself.

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  4. Sami was implicated in the accident.

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  5. Yanni was implicated in Skura's death.

    Янні був причетним до смерті Скури.

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Origin

First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Mi

First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix), -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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Forms

more implicate, most implicate
Comparativemore implicate Lesson
Superlativemost implicate Lesson

regular

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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