implicate

== English == === Etymology 1 === First attested in the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English implicaten (poorly attested), from implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”, possibly also used as the past participle of implicaten) +‎ -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin implicātus, perfect passive participle of implicō (“entangle, involve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from plicō (“fold”). Doublet of imply and employ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪt ==== Verb ==== implicate (third-person singular simple present implicates, present participle implicating, simple past and past participle implicated) (transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way. (transitive, nonstandard) To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment. (pragmatics) To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature. (archaic) To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine. Synonyms: ensnarl, involve, ravel; see also Thesaurus:tangle ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === First attested in the first part of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English implicat(e) (“wrapped, entwined; incolved, connected (with)”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix), -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɪmplɪkət/ Rhymes: -ət ==== Noun ==== implicate (plural implicates) (philosophy) The thing implied. Coordinate terms: implicand, implicans ==== Adjective ==== implicate (comparative more implicate, superlative most implicate) (rare, also figuratively) Intertwined, enfolded, twisted together; wrapped up (with), entangled, involved (in). (especially, in quantum theory) used in implicate order (obsolete) Involved, intricate. ===== Derived terms ===== implicate order === Related terms === === Anagrams === ampelitic == Italian == === Verb === implicate inflection of implicare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative feminine plural past participle == Latin == === Participle === implicāte vocative masculine singular of implicātus == Spanish == === Verb === implicate second-person singular voseo imperative of implicar combined with te