How to pronounce “implicate”
Say “implicate” in 3 beats
implicate
/ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmplɪkeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪmɪmstress
- plɪplɪ
- keɪtkeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmplɪkeɪt/
- Respelling
- IM-pli-kayt
- Syllables
- 3 — ꞮM-plɪ-keɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ꞮM-plɪ-keɪt. “ɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt/
/ɪmplɪkeɪt/
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What “implicate” means
- verb
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
“He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government”
- verb
impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
“What does this move entail?”
Say it in a sentence
“The letters implicate two people nobody had suspected.”“implicate”, answered
How do you pronounce “implicate”?
“implicate” is pronounced /ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt/ (IM-pli-kayt) in American English and /ɪmplɪkeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɪm”. Build it as ꞮM-plɪ-keɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “implicate” have?
3: ɪm · plɪ · keɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɪm”.
Is “implicate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt/ (IM-pli-kayt); British English says /ɪmplɪkeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “implicate” mean?
As a verb: bring into intimate and incriminating connection For example: “He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “implicate”?
Stress the first syllable: ꞮM-plɪ-keɪt. “ɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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