elucidate
[verb]
Synonyms: clarify, clear up, explain, explicate, expound, illuminate, illustrate, make plain, shed or throw light upon, spell out

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Contrasted words: confuse, darken
Related Words: exemplify, demonstrate, prove, annotate, spell out, enlighten

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e‧lu‧ci‧date /ɪˈluːsədeɪt, ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: elucidatus, past participle of elucidare 'to make clear']
formal to explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information Synonym : clarify:
The full picture has not yet been elucidated.
—elucidation /ɪˌluːsəˈdeɪʃən, ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
—elucidatory /ɪˈluːsədətəri, ɪˈluːsɪdətəri $ -dətɔːri/ adjective

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