1. to show or suggest that someone is involved in something wrong or illegal
2. to suggest that something is a cause or consequence of something else

Examples

• The evidence implicates him in the robbery.
• Her testimony implicates several other suspects.
• The study implicates poor diet in heart disease.
• New research implicates stress as a major factor in the illness.
• The witness’s statement implicates the defendant in the crime.
• The data implicates climate change in the recent flooding.