释义 |
implicate /imˈpli-kāt/ transitive verb- To involve
- To entangle
- To imply
- To show to be, or to have been, a participator
- To entwine together
- To enfold
noun A thing implied adjective /-kit/ Intertwined ORIGIN: L implicāre, -ātum, also -itum, from in in, and plicāre, -ātum or -itum to fold implicāˈtion noun - The act of implicating or implying
- That which is implied
- The relation between two propositions in a sentence or statement such that the sentence or statement is only true when both propositions are true, or, if the first proposition is true the second proposition must be true (logic)
implicāˈtional adjective imˈplicātive (or /im-plikˈə-tiv/) adjective Tending to implicate imˈplicatively adverb implicˈature noun - The act of implying a meaning other than the literal meaning of a statement, as in he's a well-behaved student to convey that his academic work is poor
- A meaning so conveyed
implicit /im-plisˈit/ adjective - Not explicit
- Implied but not expressly stated
- Absolute, relying entirely, unquestioning
- Present without being visible or realized (with in)
- Entangled, intertwined (obsolete)
implicˈitly adverb implicˈitness noun |