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implicate
What does implicate mean?
implicate (verb): bring into intimate and incriminating connection.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce implicate?
/ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does implicate come from?
First attested in the 15th century, in Middle English.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to implicate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “implicate” mean?
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
Right! That's what “implicate” means.
be located at the sides of something or somebody
Not quite: that's what flank means.
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
Not quite: that's what exhibit means.
to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
Not quite: that's what seize means.
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