Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Implicate
Implicate verb - To cause to twine about one another.
Common collocations
| boss | clear boss | implicate boss |
Both words in one sentence
- Sometimes he will finally give in and reveal his secret, but in other cases the police dig it up, or another character will speak up to clear him, even though it may implicate the supporting character.
Source: Big Secret -
And the Adventure Continues: When the evidence is finally found to clear Reno of Dixon's first murder and implicate Dutch in the murder of his wife to silence her as a potential witness, it's Dixon who ends up on the run...with Reno now being the one to hunt him.
Source: Series / Renegade
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