im·pli·cate 
/ˈɪmpləˌkeɪt/ verb
im·pli·cates; im·pli·cat·ed; im·pli·cat·ing /ˈɪmpləˌkeɪt/ verb [+ obj] : to show that someone or something is closely connected to or involved in something (such as a crime)
▪ The evidence implicated many government officials in the conspiracy. [=the evidence showed that many government officials were involved in the conspiracy] ▪ His business partner was implicated in the theft. ▪ Scientists have discovered a gene that is implicated [=involved] in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
▪ The evidence implicated many government officials in the conspiracy. [=the evidence showed that many government officials were involved in the conspiracy] ▪ His business partner was implicated in the theft. ▪ Scientists have discovered a gene that is implicated [=involved] in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
