to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner

to be implicated in a crime.

to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood.

to connect or relate to intimately; affect as a consequence

The malfunctioning of one part of the nervous system implicates another part.

Archaic . to fold or twist together; intertwine; interlace.

verb

defend , pardon , support

verb

accuse , affect , associate , blame , charge , cite , compromise , concern , connect , embroil , entangle , frame , hint , impute , include , incriminate , inculpate , insinuate , lay at one’s door , link , mean , mire , name , pin on , point finger at , relate , stigmatize , suggest , tangle * , catch up , embrangle , mix up , suck , criminate , imply , involve