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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɪmplɪkət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate2.wav Forms: more implicate [comparative], most implicate [superlative]
Rhymes: -ət Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{sup|th}} ᵗʰ, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|en|enm|implicat|implicat(e)|wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”), {{inh+|en|enm|implicat|implicat(e)|nocap=1|t=wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)}} inherited from Middle English implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=substantive|pos1=noun-forming suffix}} -ate (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} implicate (comparative more implicate, superlative most implicate)
  1. (rare, also figuratively) Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in). Tags: also, figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-adj-jECJaEyT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 4 6 13 5 20 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 25 25 5 8 14 5 17 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 22 22 7 10 13 8 15 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive): 20 20 6 12 12 8 16 5
  2. (rare, also figuratively) Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in).
    (especially, in quantum theory) used in implicate order
    Tags: also, especially, figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-adj-IvgII6R- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 4 6 13 5 20 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 25 25 5 8 14 5 17 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 22 22 7 10 13 8 15 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive): 20 20 6 12 12 8 16 5
  3. (obsolete) Involved, intricate. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-adj-WCii0row
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: implicate order Related terms: implication, implicative, implicature, implicit, implicitness, imply
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɪmplɪkət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate2.wav Forms: implicates [plural]
Rhymes: -ət Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{sup|th}} ᵗʰ, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|en|enm|implicat|implicat(e)|wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”), {{inh+|en|enm|implicat|implicat(e)|nocap=1|t=wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)}} inherited from Middle English implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=substantive|pos1=noun-forming suffix}} -ate (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} implicate (plural implicates)
  1. (philosophy) The thing implied.
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-noun-l-IE9MYI Categories (other): Philosophy, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 22 22 7 10 13 8 15 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive): 20 20 6 12 12 8 16 5 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate.wav Forms: implicates [present, singular, third-person], implicating [participle, present], implicated [participle, past], implicated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: First attested in the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English implicaten (poorly attested), from implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”, possibly also used as the past participle of implicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin implicātus, perfect passive participle of implicō (“entangle, involve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from plicō (“fold”). Doublet of imply and employ. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{sup|th}} ᵗʰ, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|en|enm|implicaten|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=poorly attested|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English implicaten (poorly attested), {{inh+|en|enm|implicaten|nocap=1|pos=poorly attested}} inherited from Middle English implicaten (poorly attested), {{af|enm|implicat|-en|alt1=implicat(e)|id2=infinitival|nocat=1|pos1=possibly also used as the past participle of implicaten|pos2=verb-forming suffix|t1=wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)}} implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”, possibly also used as the past participle of implicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), {{der|en|la|implicātus}} Latin implicātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{doublet|en|imply|employ}} Doublet of imply and employ Head templates: {{en-verb}} implicate (third-person singular simple present implicates, present participle implicating, simple past and past participle implicated)
  1. (transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way. Tags: transitive, usually
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-verb-K1AZIdQ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 4 6 13 5 20 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 25 25 5 8 14 5 17 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 22 22 7 10 13 8 15 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive): 20 20 6 12 12 8 16 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 31 21 36 12
  2. (transitive, nonstandard) To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment. Tags: nonstandard, transitive Translations (to have as a necessary circumstance): водя до (vodja do) (Bulgarian), merkitä (Finnish), impliquer (French), implicare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-verb-Xm9en5pa Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 31 21 36 12 Disambiguation of 'to have as a necessary circumstance': 4 89 4 4
  3. (pragmatics) To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature. Translations (to have as an implicature): implikatieren (German)
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-verb-de8Y5NqX Categories (other): Pragmatics, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 4 6 13 5 20 5 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 25 25 5 8 14 5 17 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 22 22 7 10 13 8 15 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive): 20 20 6 12 12 8 16 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 31 21 36 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 11 56 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 19 45 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 17 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 27 16 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 16 48 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 18 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 16 48 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 23 43 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 16 46 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 27 17 44 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 21 47 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 15 50 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 14 48 11 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, pragmatics, sciences Disambiguation of 'to have as an implicature': 2 1 97 1
  4. (archaic) To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-verb-8Ton4oEL Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 31 21 36 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disimplicate, implicatory, nonimplicated, unimplicate, unimplicated Translations (to connect or involve): въвличам (vǎvličam) (Bulgarian), забърквам (zabǎrkvam) (Bulgarian), замесвам (zamesvam) (Bulgarian), 負累 /负累 (fùlèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 牽涉 /牵涉 (qiānshè) (Chinese Mandarin), impliceren (Dutch), impliki (Esperanto), yhdistää (Finnish), impliquer (French), implicare (Italian), whakahīrau (Maori), implicar (Portuguese), вовлекать (vovlekatʹ) (Russian), впутывать (vputyvatʹ) (Russian), implicar (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'to connect or involve': 36 20 13 31

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} implicate
  1. inflection of implicare:
    second-person plural present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person Form of: implicare
    Sense id: en-implicate-it-verb-EWYPe4BH Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 15 3 5 8 2 12 2 31 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 2 3 7 1 13 1 39 3 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 75 18 7
  2. inflection of implicare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person Form of: implicare
    Sense id: en-implicate-it-verb-5JjGCd5t
  3. inflection of implicare:
    feminine plural past participle
    Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, past, plural Form of: implicare
    Sense id: en-implicate-it-verb-E8rJFuRj

Verb [Latin]

Forms: implicāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=implicāte}} implicāte
  1. vocative masculine singular of implicātus Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, singular, vocative Form of: implicātus
    Sense id: en-implicate-la-verb-sM5Tnx~- Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} implicate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of implicar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: implicar
    Sense id: en-implicate-es-verb-afQ16nE5 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.\"",
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          "text": "I shall cancel, without further provocation, the next lecture engagement that is implicated with a peep o' day train.",
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          "ref": "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 2023-07-27, pages 72–73:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "(transitive, nonstandard) To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment."
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        "(rare, also figuratively) Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in)."
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        "Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in).",
        "used in implicate order"
      ],
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          "implicate order",
          "w:Implicate and explicate order"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, also figuratively) Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in).",
        "(especially, in quantum theory) used in implicate order"
      ],
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        "in quantum theory"
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        "especially",
        "figuratively",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Involved, intricate."
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          "intricate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Involved, intricate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪmplɪkət/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ət"
    }
  ],
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    "Middle English"
  ],
  "word": "implicate"
}

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    "Italian verb forms",
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    "Pages with entries"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "implicare"
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      ],
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        "inflection of implicare:",
        "second-person plural present indicative"
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of implicare:",
        "feminine plural past participle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "implicare",
          "implicare#Italian"
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      "tags": [
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
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        "vocative masculine singular of implicātus"
      ],
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        [
          "implicātus",
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}

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        "second-person singular voseo imperative of implicar combined with te"
      ],
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        [
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          "te",
          "te#Spanish"
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  ],
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}

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