"implicate" meaning in English

See implicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ [verb], /ˈɪmplɪkət/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: implicates [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin implicatus < implico (“entangle, involve”), from plico (“fold”). Doublet of imply and employ. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|implicatus}} Latin implicatus, {{m|la|implico||entangle, involve}} implico (“entangle, involve”), {{m|la|plico||fold}} plico (“fold”), {{doublet|en|imply|employ}} Doublet of imply and employ Head templates: {{en-noun}} implicate (plural implicates)
  1. (philosophy) The thing implied. Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms (connect with a crime): grass, inform, squeal
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-noun-l-IE9MYI Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 16 28 30 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ [verb], /ˈɪmplɪkət/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: implicates [present, singular, third-person], implicating [participle, present], implicated [participle, past], implicated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin implicatus < implico (“entangle, involve”), from plico (“fold”). Doublet of imply and employ. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|implicatus}} Latin implicatus, {{m|la|implico||entangle, involve}} implico (“entangle, involve”), {{m|la|plico||fold}} plico (“fold”), {{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 Translations (to connect or involve): въвличам (vǎvličam) (Bulgarian), забърквам (zabǎrkvam) (Bulgarian), замесвам (zamesvam) (Bulgarian), 负累 (fùlèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 負累 (Chinese Mandarin), 牽涉 (Chinese Mandarin), 牵涉 (qiānshè) (Chinese Mandarin), impliceren (Dutch), yhdistää (Finnish), impliquer (French), implicare (Italian), whakahīrau (Maori), implicar (Portuguese), вовлекать (vovlekatʹ) (Russian), впутывать (vputyvatʹ) (Russian), implicar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-verb-K1AZIdQ6 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 16 28 30 Disambiguation of 'to connect or involve': 41 18 18 23
  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 16 28 30 Disambiguation of 'to have as a necessary circumstance': 6 81 8 6
  3. (pragmatics) To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature. Categories (topical): Pragmatics Translations (to have as an implicature): implikatieren (German)
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-verb-de8Y5NqX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 19 13 32 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 16 28 30 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 19 19 14 31 17 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, pragmatics, sciences Disambiguation of 'to have as an implicature': 2 2 91 4
  4. (archaic) To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-implicate-en-verb-8Ton4oEL Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 16 28 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: implication, implicative, implicature, implicit, implicitness, imply

Inflected forms

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        "third-person"
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        {
          "text": "The evidence implicates involvement of top management in the scheme.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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        }
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        "To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way."
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          "in"
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          "show",
          "show"
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        "(transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way."
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        "usually"
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "text": "What did Nixon's visit to China implicate for Russia?",
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        }
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        "To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment."
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          "consequence",
          "consequence"
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          "accompaniment",
          "accompaniment"
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        "(transitive, nonstandard) To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment."
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        "To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature."
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        "(pragmatics) To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature."
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        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "pragmatics",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine."
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        "(archaic) To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɪmplɪkət/",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "vǎvličam",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "въвличам"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "zabǎrkvam",
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      "word": "забърквам"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zamesvam",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "замесвам"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "fùlèi",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "负累"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "負累"
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    {
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fùlèi",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "负累"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "牽涉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiānshè",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "牵涉"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "impliceren"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "yhdistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "impliquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "implicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "whakahīrau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "implicar"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vovlekatʹ",
      "sense": "to connect or involve",
      "word": "вовлекать"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "впутывать"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "implicar"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to have as an implicature",
      "word": "implikatieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "word": "водя до"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to have as a necessary circumstance",
      "word": "merkitä"
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      "word": "impliquer"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to have as a necessary circumstance",
      "word": "implicare"
    }
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}

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      "sense": "connect with a crime",
      "word": "grass"
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    {
      "sense": "connect with a crime",
      "word": "inform"
    },
    {
      "sense": "connect with a crime",
      "word": "squeal"
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