implicate

«implicate» in Mova's school dictionary: involved in something wrong, such as a crime — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (implicate, implicates, implicated, implicating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To show or suggest that someone is involved in something wrong, such as a crime. tree →

2) (formal) To show that something is a cause or part of a problem: smoking is implicated in many illnesses. tree →

3) (formal, rare) To imply or suggest something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In detective stories, a clue or a witness implicates a suspect. In science and health news, a germ or habit is «implicated» in an illness when evidence links them. Phrases: be implicated in, implicate someone in a crime, evidence implicates.

examples

• The muddy footprints implicated the dog in the broken vase mystery. tree →
• The letter implicated the butler in the theft. tree →
• Scientists implicated a virus in the outbreak. tree →
• He refused to say anything that might implicate his friends. tree →
• Sugar is implicated in tooth decay. tree →
• The detective found no evidence to implicate the gardener. tree →

note

Usually used with «in»: «implicated in the crime». Noun: «implication» — which also means a hidden meaning or a likely result. Being implicated is not the same as being proved guilty.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «implicate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.