implicate
//ˈɪmplɪkeɪt//
Verb
implicateInfinitive
implicatePresent tense
implicatedPast tense
implicatedPast participle
implicatingPresent participle
implicatesThird-person singular
1
To show or suggest that someone is involved in something wrong or illegal, especially a crime.
The evidence implicates him in the robbery.
2
To involve or connect something as a cause or consequence.
The study implicates air pollution in the rise of respiratory diseases.
3
To convey or imply something indirectly without stating it explicitly.
Her tone implicated that she was not satisfied with the result.