/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
im·pli·cate AW
BrE /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
NAmE /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/
~ sb (in sth)
to show or suggest that sb is involved in sth bad or criminal
SYN incriminate
He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
~ sth (in/as sth)
to show or suggest that sth is the cause of sth bad
The results implicate poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak.
be implicated in sth
to be involved in a crime; to be responsible for sth bad
Senior officials were implicated in the scandal.