1. to show or suggest that someone is involved in something wrong or illegal
2. to involve something as a necessary part or consequence
Usage: formal

Examples

• The evidence implicates him in the robbery.
• Her testimony could implicate several other suspects.
• The fingerprints found at the scene implicate the defendant.
• This decision implicates serious ethical questions.
• The study’s findings implicate air pollution in respiratory disease.
• His silence seemed to implicate his guilt.
• The new policy changes implicate major budget revisions.