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explicate

[ ek-spli-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

explicated, explicating.
  1. to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.
  2. to develop (a principle, theory, etc.).


explicate

/ ɪkˈsplɪkətərɪ; -trɪ; ɪkˈsplɪkətɪv; ˈɛksplɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. to make clear or explicit; explain
  2. to formulate or develop (a theory, hypothesis, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • explicative, adjective
  • ˈ±ð³æ±è±ô¾±ËŒ³¦²¹³Ù´Ç°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³æp±ô¾±Â·³¦²¹î€…t´Ç°ù noun
  • °ù±ð·±ð³æp±ô¾±Â·³¦²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) reexplicated reexplicating
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ð³æp±ô¾±Â·³¦²¹³Ùe»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-±ð³æp±ô¾±Â·³¦²¹³Ùe»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of explicate1

1525–35; < Latin ±ð³æ±è±ô¾±³¦Äå³Ù³Ü²õ unfolded, set forth, past participle of ±ð³æ±è±ô¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + ±è±ô¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð to fold; -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of explicate1

C16: from Latin ex±è±ô¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð to unfold, from ±è±ô¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð to fold
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Each of the songs explicates a place and time of an incident or an idea in the lives of the protagonists.

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The attorney continued by likening the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection to the "culmination of a certification dispute," before explicating the domino effect theory of the GOP's efforts to hinder the democratic electoral process.

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We chronicle, explicate, elucidate and constantly “re-adjudicate†historical events and personages.

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ABC took that step after Rasmussen failed to respond suitably to a questionnaire 538 submitted asking Rasmussen to explicate its polling methodology.

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It’s never fully explicated in the screenplay, but Max’s mental health issues and possibly undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder are frequently alluded to, thrumming below the surface.

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