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Implicature vs Implicate - What's the difference?

implicature | implicate |

As a noun implicature

is (pragmatics) an implied meaning that is not expressed directly.

As a verb implicate is

to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.

implicature

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pragmatics) An implied meaning that is not expressed directly.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "implicature": scalar, conventional, conversational, generalized, particularized, contextual.

    implicate

    English

    Verb

    (implicat)
  • To connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something.
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  • , title= A punch in the gut , passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
  • To imply, to have as a necessary consequence or accompaniment.
  • (archaic) To fold or twist together, intertwine, interlace, entangle, entwine.
  • See also

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