implicated

[ im-pli-key-tid ]

adjective

1. shown to be also involved, especially in an incriminating manner:

   In the wake of last year’s doping scandal, the Cycling Federation states that this year’s team will have no connection to any of the implicated team members, either directly or indirectly.

2. implied as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood:

   My defensive post was answering an implicated accusation that clearly overstepped the boundaries of an opinion.

3. intimately connected or related, or affected as a result:

   The paper delves into the historical background of our modern understanding of time, as well as the implicated problem of infinity.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of implicate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·im·pli·cat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of implicated¹

implicate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

A significant mystery in the movie involves a rumor about which the implicated party insistently claims both ignorance and innocence.

From Salon

Some of the genetic instructions involved in orchestrating this early developmental process are the same ones implicated in osteoarthritis decades later.

From BBC

The horror of Dominique Pelicot's actions, the sheer number of men implicated in the case and Gisèle Pelicot's decision to push for an open trial has meant that the proceedings have garnered significant attention.

From BBC

In October, the indictment implicated a fourth deputy.

From Los Angeles Times

The Young Turks have a largely male audience, and as progressive as the channel's voices may imagine themselves to be, there's a pronounced tendency toward the view that women are implicated in men's problems.

From Salon

Related Words

• involved