implicating

[im-pli-keyt]

Origin

verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.

to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood.

to connect or relate to intimately; affect as a consequence: The malfunctioning of one part of the nervous system implicates another part.

Archaic. to fold or twist together; intertwine; interlace.

Origin:
1530–40; < Latin implicātus past participle of implicāre to interweave, equivalent to im- im-¹ + plicā(re) to ply² + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

un·im·pli·cat·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. See involve.

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Implicating is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Word Origin & History

implicate

"involve a person in a crime, charge, etc," 1797; see implication.

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