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  • 31implicate — verb 1) he had been implicated in a financial scandal Syn: incriminate, compromise; involve, connect, link, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle; archaic inculpate; informal finger 2) viruses are implicated in the development of cancer Syn …

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  • 32implicate — v 1. incriminate, criminate, inculpate, (of an innocent person) frame; inform against, Sl. rat on, fink, squeal. 2. accuse, charge, blame, impeach; (all in reference to culpability) allege, ascribe, attribute, assign, impute, lay. 3. involve,… …

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  • 33implicate — im·pli·cate …

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  • 34implicate — verb 1) he had been implicated in a financial scandal Syn: incriminate, involve, connect, embroil, enmesh 2) viruses are implicated in the development of cancer Syn: involve in, concern with, associate with, connect with …

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  • 35implicate — [ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt] verb [T] to show or claim that someone or something is involved in an activity that is illegal or morally wrong …

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  • 36implicate — im•pli•cate [[t]ˈɪm plɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to show to be involved, usu. in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime[/ex] 2) to involve as a necessary circumstance; imply 3) to affect as a consequence: Malfunctioning of …

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  • 37implicate — /ˈɪmpləkeɪt / (say impluhkayt) verb (t) (implicated, implicating) 1. to involve as being concerned in a matter, affair, condition, etc.: to be implicated in a crime. 2. to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or… …

  • 38implicate — see EMPLOY …

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  • 39implicate — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by in) show (a person) to be concerned or involved (in a charge, crime, etc.). 2 (in passive; often foll. by in) be affected or involved. 3 lead to as a consequence or inference. n. a thing implied. Derivatives:… …

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  • 40co-implicate — …

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