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    ex·pli·cate
    [ˈekspləˌkāt]
    verb
    explicate (verb) · explicates (third person present) · explicated (past tense) · explicated (past participle) · explicating (present participle)
    1. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail:
      "attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces"
      • analyze (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning:
        "these essays seek to explicate and contextualize Kristeva's writings"
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from Latin explicat- ‘unfolded’, from the verb explicare, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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    verb
    1. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail:
      explain
      clarify
      spell out
      interpret
      elucidate
      expound
      develop
      work out
      illuminate
      throw light on
      unfold
      untangle
      clear up
      criticize
      appraise
      explain in detail
      make explicit
      make plain/clear
      comment on
      put into plain English
      Opposite:
      obscure
     
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    What is the difference between explicate and elucidate?
    explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit.

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    What does explicate mean?
    To explicate is to explain or interpret something, maybe putting it in plain terms to make it more comprehensible for others. It might help to remember that it begins with "ex-," like the word explain, which is similar in meaning. The verb explicate comes from the Latin explicāre, which means "to unfold or unravel."

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    What does it mean to explain something?
    explicar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! EXPLICATE definition: 1. to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea: 2. to explain…. Learn more.

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    What is the difference between explain and explicate?
    explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis.

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    Explicate is a verb that means to make clear or explicit 1 2. It adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis 1. It can also mean to explain an idea or a work of literature in a lot of detail 3. Synonyms of explicate include elucidate and interpret 1.

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    Explicate means to give a detailed explanation of or to develop the implications of something. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of explicate from Me…
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    EXPLICATE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com
    Explicate means to make plain or clear, explain, or interpret. It also means to develop a principle, theory, etc. Learn the word history, derived forms, and usage examples of expli…
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    Explicate means to explain an idea or a work of literature in a lot of detail. Learn how to use this formal word with pronunciation, pictures, grammar and synonyms from Oxford Univ…
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