■ verb 'ɪmplɪkeɪt
1》 show to be involved in a crime.
↘( be ~d in ) bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process).
2》 convey (a meaning) indirectly; imply.
■ noun 'ɪmplɪkət Logic a thing implied.
Derivatives
implicative ɪm'plɪkətɪv adjective
implicatively adverb
Origin
ME (orig. in the sense 'entwine'; cf. employ and imply ): from L. implicatus 'folded in', past participle of implicare (see imply ).