implicate
Translation
to implicate, to involve, to suggest
Examples
The evidence implicates him in the crime.
The evidence implicates him in the crime.
His statement implicates a larger conspiracy.
His statement implicates a larger conspiracy.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) ((in sth.)) to show that (sb.) is involved in (sth.) bad The evidence implicates him in the crime.
Similar Words
Synonyms: involve, incriminate, entail; Antonyms: exonerate, absolve
Etymology
From Latin 'implicare' (to involve, entangle), from 'in-' (in) + 'plicare' (to fold). Literally 'to fold into'.
Memory Tips
Think of being 'folded into' a bad situation. The 'plic' root is also in words like 'complicate' and 'apply'.