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implicate Definition

im·pli·cate (im′pli kāt′)

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

    1. to show to have a connection with a crime, fault, etc.; involve
    2. to show to be involved or concerned
  2. Rare to imply
  3. Archaic to twist or fold together; intertwine; entangle

Etymology: < L implicatus, pp. of implicare, to enfold, involve: see imply

implicate Related Forms
im′·pli·ca′·tive adjective im′·pli·ca′·tively adverb
implicate Synonyms

implicate

v.

involve, connect, cite, impute, associate, tie up with, charge, incriminate, inculpate, stigmatize, link, catch up in, draw in, relate, compromise, ensnare, embroil, mire, entangle, entail; see also accuse, entangle, involve.

implicate Usage Examples

Object

  • gene: Only the identification of the gene implicated will determine which of these possibilities is true.
  • transfusion: It was not always possible to ascertain from the questionnaire the timing of an earlier transfusion and the implicated transfusion.
  • receptor: One of the serotonergic receptors implicated in mediating certain symptoms of depression such as mood and eating abnormalities, is the 5-HT 2C receptor.
  • protein: Hwa says that the work could also have implications for proteins implicated in many other degenerative diseases.
  • donor: The implicated donor had two young children, he frequently changed diapers and carried the children in the crook of his arm.
  • donation: The implicated donation was HBsAg negative by PRISM and Murex and was anti-HBc negative and HBV DNA negative by PCR.

Preposition: as

  • factor: The source of energy in the diet has been implicated as a risk factor in certain diseases.
  • cause: Deficiencies of some vitamins, such as vitamin B12 or B1 ( thiamine ), have been implicated as rare causes of dementia.

Modifying Another Word

  • conversationally: This claim, then, fails to be conversationally implicated.
  • indirectly: Project Summary Adhesion is directly or indirectly implicated in many types of coating failure.
  • deeply: The unions were deeply implicated in helping create a climate in which men's needs were seen to be paramount.
  • mutually: In the organic whole, global and local, part and whole, are mutually implicated and mutually entangled.
  • strongly: Vitamin D deficiency is strongly implicated in infant.. .
  • somehow: But second, justice is somehow implicated in the way we do things, our modus operandi, our core skill.

Preposition: in

  • pathogenesis: AB - Several cytokines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of human lymphomas.
  • scandal: Some of America's other premier companies were also implicated in the scandal.
  • outbreak: A variety of foods have been implicated in outbreaks of infection.
  • murder: The fact that he did not seem to have been implicated in the murders at all was of no importance.
  • conspiracy: There have been suggestions ever since that the police were implicated in the assassination conspiracy.
  • killing: The police could find no evidence that the videos were in any way implicated in the killings.