COMPLICIT

Meaning of COMPLICIT in English

/ kəmˈplɪsɪt; NAmE / adjective

complicit (in / with sb/sth) involved with other people in sth wrong or illegal :

Several officers were complicit in the cover-up.

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: back-formation from complicity .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

COMPLICIT — adjective Date: 1973 having ~y
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMPLICIT — (ˌ)kəmˈplisə̇t adjective Etymology: back-formation from complicity : having complicity who, having abjured killing in revulsion against the war, finds himself …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPLICIT — adjective Date: 1973 : having complicity
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPLICIT — [ kəm'plɪsɪt ] ■ adjective involved with others in an unlawful activity: the minister was not ~ in the corruption.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMPLICIT — [com.plic.it] adj (1973): having complicity
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMPLICIT — complicit BrE AmE kəm ˈplɪs ɪt § \ kɒm-, -ət
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMPLICIT — See main entry: ↑ complicity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPLICIT — If someone is complicit in a crime or unfair activity, they are involved in it. ( JOURNALISM ) He did …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPLICIT — If someone is ~ in a crime or unfair activity, they are involved in it. (JOURNALISM) He did not witness …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMPLICIT — замешанный (в чем-л); являющийся соучастником
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPLICIT — a замешанный ( в чём-л. ); являющийся соучастником
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMPLICIT — (r) являющийся соучастником
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COMPLICIT — (a) замешанный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COMPLICIT — a замешанный ( в чём-л. ); являющийся соучастником
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COMPLICIT — a замешанный ( в чём-л. ); являющийся соучастником
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMPLICIT — замешанный (в чем-л); являющийся соучастником
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPLICIT — adj. Pronunciation: k ə m- ' pli-s ə t Function: adjective Date: 1973 : having complicity
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMPLICITOUS — adjective Date: 1860 complicit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POMPEIUS MAGNUS PIUS , SEXTUS — or Pompey the Younger born с 67 died 35 BC, Miletus Son of Pompey the Great and an opponent of …
Английский словарь Британика
LOUVOIS, FRANÇOIS-MICHEL LE TELLIER, MARQUIS DE — (baptized Jan. 18, 1639, Paris, France died July 16, 1691, Versailles) French secretary of state for war under Louis XIV …
Английский словарь Британика
COMPLICITOUS — (ˌ)kəmˈplisə̇d.əs, -ətəs adjective Etymology: complicit y + -ous : complicit herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPLICITOUS — adjective Date: 1860 : complicit
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPLICITOUS — [com.plic.it.ous] adj (1860): complicit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: PERFORMING-ARTS
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: PERFORMING-ARTS: SPECIAL REPORT
Britannica English vocabulary
COMPLICITY — com ‧ plic ‧ i ‧ ty /kəmˈplɪsəti, kəmˈplɪsɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PATRONIZING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patronizing/condescending (= showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NUDE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN beach ▪ There are also sanctioned nude beaches and unsanctioned beaches, where you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISASSOCIATE — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But Coun Jackson said he, also, disassociated himself with her remarks. ▪ Dealers have felt …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DELECTATION — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Not even the Seattle earthquake could deflect these usual suspects from their mission to keep …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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