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implicating

[ˈɪm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ]
verb (present participle)
implicando
1. showing or suggesting that someone is involved in a crime or wrongdoing
The evidence is implicating several officials in the scandal.
As provas estão implicando vários funcionários no escândalo.
2. involving someone or something as a necessary part or consequence
This decision implicates serious consequences for the future.
Esta decisão implica consequências sérias para o futuro.
3. entangling or compromising someone in a difficult situation
He didn't want to be implicating his friends in his problems.
Ele não queria estar implicando seus amigos em seus problemas.
NYC Slang
putting someone on blast; ratting someone out
Synonyms
incriminatinginvolvingentanglingcompromisingimplicative
Antonyms
exoneratingclearingexculpating

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
implicando
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
implicando
formal legal context common in business districts
Portugal
implicando
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

implicating someone in a crime
implicating oneself
directly implicating
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