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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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.
verb
Definition: clarify, expand
Antonyms: cloud, complicate, confuse, mystify, obscure, tangle
The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
make palin and comprehensible
Synonym: explain
Meaning #2:
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Synonyms: formulate, develop
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
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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