"implicate" meaning in All languages combined

See implicate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate.wav [UK] Forms: implicate [canonical], implicates [third-person, singular], implicated [past], implicated [past, participle], implicating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|implicat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x is implicated in y, x is connected to y and may be its cause. Synonyms: link, associate, involve, connect
    Sense id: simple-implicate-en-verb-UW10rCyu
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  "hyphenation": "im‧pli‧cate",
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        {
          "text": "He's been implicated in the loss of the money."
        },
        {
          "text": "There just isn't enough evidence implicating any of the four men in her murder."
        }
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          "word": "link"
        },
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          "word": "associate"
        },
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          "word": "involve"
        },
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          "word": "connect"
        }
      ]
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        },
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        {
          "word": "link"
        },
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          "word": "associate"
        },
        {
          "word": "involve"
        },
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        }
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