implicate
verb
im·pli·cate
ˈim-plə-ˌkāt 
implicated; implicating
Examples of implicate in a Sentence
His business partner was implicated in the theft.
the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower
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Cox was also implicated in the deaths of J.J. and Tylee, who vanished in September 2019.
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During the first trial, the defense implicated Brian Albert, his nephew Colin Albert and their friend Brian Higgins as potential suspects.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tau tangles are also implicated in other neurological diseases such as frontal lobe dementia, or FTD, and Lewy body dementia in which abnormal clumps of a protein called alpha-synuclein accumulate in the brain’s neurons.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
During the first trial, the defense implicated Brian Albert, his nephew Colin Albert and their friend Brian Higgins as potential suspects.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Valencia has been implicated in multiple burglaries, most recently the March 7 break-in of a Vietnamese restaurant in Oakland, where a car stolen from Richmond was used, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Implicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implicate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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implicate
verb
im·pli·cate
ˈim-plə-ˌkāt
implicated; implicating
: to show to be connected or involved
evidence that implicates him in the robbery
Legal Definition
implicate
transitive verb
im·pli·cate
ˈim-plə-ˌkāt
implicated; implicating
1
: to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference
firing the federal employee because of her protest implicates the First Amendment
2
: to connect to a crime
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