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Term: Implicate
Definition: When someone is implicated, it means they are shown to be involved in something bad, like a crime or wrongdoing. For example, if someone tells the police that their friend was involved in a robbery, they are implicating their friend. It can also mean that someone is affected by something bad, like if a teacher is implicated in a cheating scandal at school.
Definition: To show someone is involved in a crime or to be involved or affected by something.
Example 1: When the witness testified, he implicated the suspect in the robbery.
Example 2: The company's CEO was implicated in the embezzlement scandal.
These examples show how someone can be implicated in a crime or scandal, meaning they are shown to be involved in it. It can also refer to being affected by something, such as being implicated in a natural disaster or economic downturn.