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
Recent Examples on the Web
Blocking the platform implicates the speech rights of both TikTok itself and the millions of Americans who use the platform every day.
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Daniel Lyons, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Defense attorney Timothy Havis told jurors that McCallum didn't have a role in the killing but was lured into taking a ride to get rid of the remains.
McCallum, however, was implicated at trial by Christopher McMillan, a witness who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and cooperated with police.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
The pathogen has also been implicated in a small number of human infections and deaths, mostly among those who work with live poultry, and officials say the risks to people remains low.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Not only do Bamboozled’s gritty aesthetic and maniacal spirit bolster its message about Hollywood’s racist core, but Lee implicates everyone — from the white television executive (Michael Rapaport) to the mixed-race audiences who make Pierre’s show a success.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Bad habits, including tobacco use, alcohol consumption and high-sugar diets, are implicated too.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Those on the right tended to believe that ETA, the Basque nationalist and separatist organization classified as a terrorist group by Spain, was implicated in the Madrid bombing, as the Spanish government initially reported.
—Arturo Conde, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
But Lula has struggled to gain the loyalty of the military, which was implicated in the storming of Brazil’s capital in January 2023.
—Ana Ionova, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Mar. 2024
But shifts in sea and air temperatures, winds, and ocean currents are likely implicated, with both natural variability and human-caused climate change in play.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
Daniel Lyons, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
Defense attorney Timothy Havis told jurors that McCallum didn't have a role in the killing but was lured into taking a ride to get rid of the remains.
McCallum, however, was implicated at trial by Christopher McMillan, a witness who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and cooperated with police.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
The pathogen has also been implicated in a small number of human infections and deaths, mostly among those who work with live poultry, and officials say the risks to people remains low.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Not only do Bamboozled’s gritty aesthetic and maniacal spirit bolster its message about Hollywood’s racist core, but Lee implicates everyone — from the white television executive (Michael Rapaport) to the mixed-race audiences who make Pierre’s show a success.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Bad habits, including tobacco use, alcohol consumption and high-sugar diets, are implicated too.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Those on the right tended to believe that ETA, the Basque nationalist and separatist organization classified as a terrorist group by Spain, was implicated in the Madrid bombing, as the Spanish government initially reported.
—Arturo Conde, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
But Lula has struggled to gain the loyalty of the military, which was implicated in the storming of Brazil’s capital in January 2023.
—Ana Ionova, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Mar. 2024
But shifts in sea and air temperatures, winds, and ocean currents are likely implicated, with both natural variability and human-caused climate change in play.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 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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