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- Dictionarye·lu·ci·date/əˈlo͞osəˌdāt/
verb
- 1. make (something) clear; explain: "work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter"
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The meaning of ELUCIDATE is to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis. How to use elucidate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Elucidate.
to explain something or make something clear: I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate. The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists. Synonyms. clarify (EXPLAIN) explain. Opposite. obfuscate formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining.
Elucidate definition: to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain. See examples of ELUCIDATE used in a sentence.
If you elucidate something, you explain it very clearly. If you don't understand fractions, a visit to the pie shop may elucidate the subject for you.
to explain something or make something clear: I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate. The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists. Synonyms. clarify(EXPLAIN) explain. Opposite. obfuscateformal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining. account (to someone) for something
verb. If you elucidate something, you make it clear and easy to understand. [formal] Haig went on to elucidate his personal principle of war. [VERB noun] There was no need for him to elucidate. [VERB] Synonyms: clarify, explain, illustrate, interpret More Synonyms of elucidate. elucidation (ɪluːsɪdeɪʃən)uncountable noun.
to make something clearer by explaining it more fully synonym explain. elucidate (something) He elucidated a point of grammar. The aim of the report is to elucidate the main points of the new regulations. Let me elucidate.
e·lu·ci·date. (ĭ-lo͞o′sĭ-dāt′) v. e·lu·ci·dat·ed, e·lu·ci·dat·ing, e·lu·ci·dates. v.tr. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify. See Synonyms at explain. v.intr. To explain or clarify something: She gave a one-word answer and refused to elucidate any further.
Definition of elucidate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to explain something, or make it clear. (Definition of elucidate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of elucidate. in Chinese (Traditional) 闡明, 解釋… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 阐明, 解释… See more. in Spanish. dilucidar, aclarar, poner en claro… See more. in Portuguese. elucidar, esclarecer… See more
