implicate
🇺🇸
/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
verb
R
to indicate that someone is involved in something wrong or illegal
The clues found at the crime scene implicate an unknown suspect.
R
to suggest that something is the cause of a problem
Research implicates smoking as a major health risk.
translation
to indicate that someone is involved in something wrong or illegal; to suggest that something is the cause of a problem
Word Forms
3rd Present
implicates
Past
implicated
Perfect
implicated
Progressive
implicating