implicate
verb
im·pli·cate
ˈim-plə-ˌkāt 
implicated; implicating
Examples of implicate in a Sentence
His business partner was implicated in the theft.
the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower
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Burchett also argued that President Donald Trump could not have been implicated in the Epstein files, as Elon Musk alleged, or else the Biden administration would have presented the information.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
Each family member has a secret that implicates them in the accident.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Sixty-nine percent of Democrats said Trump was implicated, while 41% of independents and just 7% of Republicans said the same.
—Brendan Rascius
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
But Kennedy’s singular view on the actual expert consensus seems driven by a personal goal: to implicate vaccines as the cause of autism.
—Caren Zucker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
Each family member has a secret that implicates them in the accident.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Sixty-nine percent of Democrats said Trump was implicated, while 41% of independents and just 7% of Republicans said the same.
—Brendan Rascius
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
But Kennedy’s singular view on the actual expert consensus seems driven by a personal goal: to implicate vaccines as the cause of autism.
—Caren Zucker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for implicate
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“Implicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implicate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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implicate
verb
im·pli·cate
ˈim-plə-ˌkāt
implicated; implicating
: to show to be connected or involved
evidence that implicates him in the robbery
Legal Definition
implicate
transitive verb
im·pli·cate
ˈim-plə-ˌkāt
implicated; implicating
1
: to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference
firing the federal employee because of her protest implicates the First Amendment
2
: to connect to a crime
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