CEFR C1

implicating

verb

Meaning

Showing that someone is involved in a crime or an incriminating situation.

New evidence emerged, implicating the company director in the embezzlement scheme.
He refused to sign the statement, fearing it would end up implicating his closest friends.

Synonyms: linking, involving, incriminating, entangling

verb

Pronunciation: ˈɪmplɪkeɪtɪŋ

Showing that someone is involved in a crime or an incriminating situation.

New evidence emerged, implicating the company director in the embezzlement scheme.
He refused to sign the statement, fearing it would end up implicating his closest friends.
The recovered text messages were crucial in implicating the suspect during the trial.

implicate someone in (collocation): to show someone is part of a specific activity — "The witness provided testimony implicating the driver in the hit-and-run."
be implicated in (prepositional phrase): to be shown to have involvement in something negative — "Several high-ranking officials were implicated in the corruption scandal."

Words with a similar meaning to implicating: