English → Latin
“implicate” in Latin
implicōto entangle, entwine; to infold, envelop, encircle; to embraceaddūcōto lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself; to prompt, induce, cause; to persuade, move
The English word implicate itself goes back to Latin implicō, through implicātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
implicate
PROPR., implicare, etc. [Vid: ENTANGLE; INVOLVE.]
IMPROPR., in culpa aliquem etsuspicione ponere (Cic.): aliquem suspectum reddere: aliquem in suspicionem vocare or adducere: suspicionem in aliquem conferre (to render anybody suspected). To be implicated in anything, alicui rei affinem esse; alicujus rei participem or socium esse: to be supposed to tie implicated in anything, suspectum esse de aliqua re; a suspicione non remotum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for implicate?
- The usual Latin words for “implicate” are implicō, addūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.