EnglishMain Dictionary
implicate
Universal Words
verb [VN]
1 ~ sb (in sth) to show or suggest that sb is involved in sth bad or criminal:
He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
2 ~ sth (in / as sth) to show or suggest that sth is the cause of sth bad:
The results implicate poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak.
IDIOMS
be implicated in sth to be involved in a crime; to be responsible for sth bad:
Senior officials were implicated in the scandal.
