Answer: implicate

AnswerCrossword Clue
IMPLICATEInvolve.
IMPLICATEInvolve
IMPLICATEInvolve unfavorably
implicateto involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference imply
implicatefold or twist together entwine
implicateto involve, to entangle
implicateinvolve in the nature or operation of something
implicatebring into intimate or incriminating connection evidence that implicates him in the bombing