IM'PLICATE, verb transitive [Latin implico, implicatus; in and plico, to fold.] 1. To infold; to involve; to entangle. [Seldom used in its literal sense.] 2. To involve; to bring into connection with; also, to show or prove to be connected or concerned; as, the evidence does not implicate the accused person in this conspiracy.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI