implicate /ˈɪmpləˌkeɪt/ verb implicates; implicated; implicating
implicates; implicated; implicating
Learner's definition of IMPLICATE
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: to show that someone or something is closely connected to or involved in something (such as a crime)表明有牵涉；表明…与（犯罪案件等）有牵连 -
The evidence implicated many government officials in the conspiracy. [=the evidence showed that many government officials were involved in the conspiracy]证据显示许多政府官员与此阴谋有牵连。
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His business partner was implicated in the theft.他的商业伙伴涉嫌此偷窃案。
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Scientists have discovered a gene that is implicated [=involved] in the development of Alzheimer's disease.科学家们发现了一种与阿尔茨海默氏病的产生有关的基因。