Meaning & use
Implicate
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To show or suggest that someone is involved in a crime or wrongdoing, or to involve something as a necessary consequence.
See it in a sentence
New evidence seemed to implicate the manager in the fraud.
His testimony implicated several other members of the gang.
A note on using this word
The related noun 'implication' can mean both an accusation of involvement and a logical consequence of a statement.
Words with a similar meaning
incriminateinvolve
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Words with an opposite meaning
exonerateclear
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