Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 einbeziehen
, 🇪🇸 implicar
, 🇮🇹 coinvolgere
, 🇵🇹 implicar
, 🇨🇳 使卷入
, 🇯🇵 関与させる
, 🇰🇷 가담시키다
, 🇸🇦 يلحق
, 🇮🇳 लगा देना
Usage Examples
- Le projet implique de travailler chaque soir.
- Cette faute implique qu'il doit refaire son devoir.
- En parlant de l'événement, il implique souvent que la ville se mobilise.
Etymology
"Impliquer" comes from the Latin *implicāre*, literally “to weave in,” formed from the preposition *in-* “into” and the verb *plicāre* “to fold.” In Late Latin it acquired a figurative meaning of “to entangle or involve,” which carried over into Old French as *implicier* and later *impliquer*. The modern French verb keeps this sense of causing someone or something to be implicated or involved.
Synonyms
inclure
engager
engendrer
entraîner
concerner
exiger
nécessiter
mettre en jeu
Antonyms
exclure
dissocier
isoler
éviter