Im′pli-cāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. IMPLICATED; p. pr. & vb. n. IMPLICATING.] [Lat. implicāre, implicātum and implicitum; prefix im, for in, and plicare, to fold, allied to Gr. πλέκειν; It. implicare, Sp. implicar, Fr. impliquer.]

  1. To infold; to connect in many relations. Boyle.
  2. To bring into connection with; to show or prove to be connected or concerned; as, the evidence does not implicate the accused person in this conspiracy.