Implicar



Example: Este argumento implica una reflexión profunda sobre la ética.

Definition


"Implicar" means to involve or entail something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence. For example, the phrase 'Este argumento implica una reflexión profunda sobre la ética' shows that the argument involves deep ethical consideration.

Etymology


The word "implicar" comes from the Latin 'implicare', which means 'to entwine' or 'to entangle'. Over time, it evolved in Spanish to mean involving or implying something. Fun fact: the root 'plicare' means 'to fold', so "implicar" originally suggested folding one thing into another.

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"Implicar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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