to implicate

Examples

• All

• New findings may implicate the suspect in a series of related burglaries.

• The last thing you want is to implicate her in a murder.

  Fiction book (1996)

• That is an act which clearly implicates Joe Biden in this whole process.

• One of the people implicated is still, you see, on our White House payroll.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Since the Cardinal's spies are trying to implicate the Duke, it is the most logical choice.

  The Three Musketeers (2011)

• Years later, the revolutionary courts heard testimony implicating him in crimes against the neighborhood.

  Fiction book (1991)

• He was implicated in a failed assassination attempt on Ben-Gurion.

  Munich (2005)

• If you're caught, if you're implicated in this crime, you are not under any circumstances to reveal my identity or participation.

  Killer Joe (2012)

• Her testimony could implicate him in the robbery, leading to his arrest.

Synonyms

I

to involve

vsto implicate

∞ 3.0

Be connected with a crime or something that causes serious trouble

is specifically about showing or suggesting a crime link rather than general connection

A

to accuse

vsto implicate

∞ 2.7

Say that someone did something wrong or illegal

is about showing or implying involvement rather than openly asserting fault

I

to incriminate

vsto implicate

50 7.4

To make someone seem guilty of a crime by showing proof against them

is about showing or hinting involvement rather than proving guilt with evidence

I

to inculpate

vsto implicate

• Formal

1 9.9

To say someone is guilty of a crime

is about showing or suggesting involvement rather than directly accusing

Antonyms

E

to exonerate

• Formal

129 8.2

To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

Phrasal Verbs

I

to implicate in

40 6.6

Show that someone is involved in a crime

How Incriminating

to accuse

∞ 2.7

to incriminate

50 7.4

to implicate

82 7.2

to suggest

∞ 1.6

mention

220 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology