Synonyms for implicated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-pli-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm plɪˌkeɪt


Définition of implicated

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to convey in a fable;" c.1600, "intertwine, wreathe," from Latin implicatus, past participle of implicare "to involve, entwine" (see implication). Meaning "involve a person in a crime, charge, etc.," is from 1797. Related: Implicated; implicating.
  • adj under suspicion
Example sentences :
  • This was a clear case of mutiny, and the only one in which I was ever implicated.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He recollected that Ingram was implicated in the recital and could not be kept out.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • Rossi in particular, whom he has implicated in a serious conspiracy.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • The woman, however, was not implicated, and her reputed lover escaped.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • Escaping, he was believed to be a rebel spy, and so implicated you.
  • Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King
  • The woman had been implicated in intrigue and treachery ever since.
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
  • "He did not dare to do so openly, lest he himself should be implicated," replied the German.
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
  • The Master of Lovat was implicated, as we have shown, in the troubles of 1745.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
  • England has implicated us too in wars which redounded to her sole advantage.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
  • On the other side, individual interests were not implicated in the decision at all.
  • Extract from : « Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. » by Josiah Quincy

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