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im·pli·cate (ĭḿplĭ-kāt́)

[Middle English, to convey a truth bound up in a fable, from Latin implicāre, implicāt-, to entangle, unite, in-, in; see in–2, + plicāre, to fold.]

transitive verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. 

  1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot.
  2. To have as a consequence or necessary circumstance; imply or entail: His evasiveness implicated complicity.
  3. Linguistics To convey, imply, or suggest by implicature.
  4. Archaic To interweave or entangle; entwine.