IMPLICATE


Meaning of IMPLICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈim-plə-ˌkāt ]

transitive verb

( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, to convey by implication, from Medieval Latin implicatus, past participle of implicare, from Latin, to entwine, involve — more at employ

Date: 15th century

1. : to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference : imply

2. archaic : to fold or twist together : entwine

3.

a. : to bring into intimate or incriminating connection

evidence that implicate s him in the bombing

b. : to involve in the nature or operation of something

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.