implicō

From in- (“in”) +‎ plicō (“fold, bend, roll up”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pli.koː/, [ˈɪmplʲɪkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pli.ko/, [ˈimpliko]

Verb

implicō (present infinitive implicāre, perfect active implicāvī, supine implicātum); first conjugation

1. to entangle, entwine
2. to infold, envelop, encircle [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: saepiō

3. to embrace [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: complector, amplector, teneō

4. to clasp, grasp
5. (figuratively) to unite, associate, join [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: colligō, applicō, contribuō

6. to implicate, involve, include, engage, instill [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: īnserō, īnsertō, intrōferō, īnferō, immittō, intrōdūcō

   Antonyms: excipiō, ēiciō, extrahō

Usage notes

The perfect form is sometimes implicui instead of implicāvi, and the supine sometimes implicitum instead of implicātum.