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    ex·pli·cate
    /ˈekspləˌkāt/

    verb

    • 1. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail: "attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › explicateExplicate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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. interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › explicateEXPLICATE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for EXPLICATE: explain, clarify, illustrate, demonstrate, interpret, simplify, elucidate, illuminate; Antonyms of EXPLICATE: obscure, confuse, confound, cloud, obfuscate, befog

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPLICATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EXPLICATE definition: 1. to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea: 2. to explain…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › explicateEXPLICATE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Explicate definition: to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.. See examples of EXPLICATE used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › explicateExplicate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexplicate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of explicate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. explicate something to explain an idea or a work of literature in a lot of detail. How can we best explicate ‘King Lear’ and understand it? It is impossible to explicate this concept in any meaningful way.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPLICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To explicate something means to explain it and make it clear. [ formal ] We shall have to explicate its basic assumptions before we can assess its implications.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPLICATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EXPLICATE meaning: 1. to explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea: 2. to explain…. Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › explicateExplicate - definition of explicate by The Free Dictionary

    Define explicate. explicate synonyms, explicate pronunciation, explicate translation, English dictionary definition of explicate. to unfold; to make the meaning clear, explain: explicate a theory Not to be confused with: implicate – to connect or involve incriminatingly: implicate a...

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › explicateexplicate | meaning of explicate in Longman Dictionary of...

    explicate meaning, definition, what is explicate: to explain an idea in detail: Learn more.