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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimpliquer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.pli.ke
"Cette preuve risque de l'impliquer dans l'affaire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To show someone to be involved in a crime, wrongdoing, or undesirable situation.
"The stolen documents found in his office directly implicate him in the fraud scheme." - 2
To convey a meaning indirectly through logical consequence or implication rather than explicit statement.
"His theory does not necessarily implicate that the previous research was entirely false."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb implicare, meaning 'to entangle, involve, or connect', combining the prefix in- ('in') with plicare ('to fold'). Entering English in the late 15th century, the term shifted from a literal sense of being folded or intertwined to a figurative legal and moral meaning of showing someone to be involved in a crime or wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Implicate" is said worldwide
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impliquer
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pli.ke
"Cette preuve risque de l'impliquer dans l'affaire."
verwickeln
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈvɪkl̩n
"Neue Beweise könnten ihn in das Verbrechen verwickeln."
chiamare in causa
Transliteration: kjaˈmare in ˈkauza
"Le indagini potrebbero chiamare in causa altri funzionari."
implicar
Transliteration: im.pliˈkaɾ
"Las huellas dactilares encontradas parecen implicar al sospechoso."
implicar
Transliteration: ĩ.pliˈkaɾ
"As provas podem implicar o diretor no escândalo."
संलिप्त करना
Transliteration: sanlipt karnā
"नए साक्ष्य उसे घोटाले में संलिप्त करते हैं।"
牵连
Transliteration: qiānlián
"这份文件可能会牵连几位高级官员。"
연루시키다
Transliteration: yeollusikida
"그 증거는 그가 사건에 연루되었음을 보여준다."
巻き込む
Transliteration: makikomu
"そのスキャンダルは多くの政治家を巻き込むことになった。"
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