implicate
verb
im·pli·cate
ˈim-plə-ˌkāt 
implicated; implicating
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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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Research shows that intensive animal agriculture has been implicated in influenza viruses jumping from animals to people, and some believe this bird flu could even become the source of our next pandemic.
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Seema Policepatil, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the 1990s, the company was implicated in a price-fixing conspiracy.
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—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Seema Policepatil, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Marian, who is strongly implicated in both the book and the limited series as Jean McConville’s murderer, is still alive, and denies any involvement in McConville’s death.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
In the 1990s, the company was implicated in a price-fixing conspiracy.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Hernandez was implicated in the July 2012 murders of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, who were shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Boston.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Implicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implicate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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