Definitions
impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
Word origin
First attested in the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English implicaten (poorly attested), from implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; involved, connected (with)”, possibly also used as the past participle of implicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin implicātus, perfect passive participle of implicō (“to entangle, involve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from plicō (“to fold”). Doublet of imply and employ.
Used in a sentence
“The evidence implicates involvement of top management in the scheme.”
“I shall cancel, without further provocation, the next lecture engagement that is implicated with a peep o' day train.”
“What did Nixon's visit to China implicate for Russia?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Involve”9 letters
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