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complicit

[ kuh m-plis-it ]

/ kəmˈplɪs ɪt /

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adjective

choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity.

Words nearby complicit

complicacy, complicate, complicated, complication, complice, complicit, complicity, complier, compliment, complimentary, complimentary close

Example sentences from the Web for complicit

After all, doing so would make them complicit in irrationality, which is against their religion.

In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan |Jay Michaelson |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At the age of sixteen these bad guys chase you, often under the amused and complicit watch of policemen.

Living Black & Gay in the ’50s |Alain Mabanckou |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Even the five who the Nazis turned on, however, were complicit with the regime in some fashion.

Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists |William O’Connor |November 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But my silence was not only wrong; I am complicit on some level in nurturing the “rape culture” that we see today in our country.

What Trait Do Bill Cosby’s Defenders Share? |Dean Obeidallah |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But through all of those years, I was complicit in pushing the myth.

I Pushed the Lance Armstrong Lie: An Open Letter to Greg LeMond |Mark McKinnon |July 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The United States could have accepted the permanent division of Europe, and been complicit in the oppression of others.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for complicit

complicit

/ (ˌkɒmˈplɪsɪt) /

adjective

involved with others in reprehensible or illegal activity

Word Origin for complicit

C20: back formation from complicity