explicate

(ĕk'splĭ-kāt')
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To make clear the meaning of; explain. See synonyms at explain.

[Latin explicāre, explicāt-, to unfold, explain : ex-, ex- + plicāre, to fold.]

explication ex'pli·ca'tion n.
explicator ex'pli·ca'tor n.

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verb

To make understandable: construe, decipher, explain, expound, interpret, spell out. Archaic enucleate. Idioms: put into plain English. See explain/baffle.

v

Definition: clarify, expand
Antonyms: cloud, complicate, confuse, mystify, obscure, tangle

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• Reason and Rationale - explicate: (vb) interpret, explain

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See words rhyming with "explicate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremlægge, forklare

Nederlands (Dutch)
expliceren, uitleggen, analyseren, ontwikkelen (van een idee etc.)

Français (French)
v. tr. - expliquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - erläutern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναπτύσσω ή ερμηνεύω διεξοδικά

Italiano (Italian)
chiarire, sviluppare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - explicar

Русский (Russian)
толковать, развивать мысль, объяснять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - explicar, aclarar, exponer, desarrollar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utveckla, förklara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
详细说明, 说明, 解释

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 詳細說明, 說明, 解釋

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 명백히 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解説する, 展開する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشرح مطولا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסביר, ניתח‬

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