Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM'PLI-CATE, v.t. [Fr. impliquer. It. implicare; L. implico, implicatus; in and plico, to fold, Gr. πλεκω, W. plygu.]

1. To infold; to involve; to entangle. Boyle. [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.