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Explicate

/ˈɛksplɪˌkeɪt/

To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.

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📖 Definitions of "Explicate"

verb

1
To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.
"My homework is to explicate a poem."

adjective

1
Evolved; unfolded.

🔄 Synonyms of "Explicate"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
developverb	(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
explainverb	(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
formulateverb	(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Explicate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
explainverb	(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
formulateverb	(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
developverb	(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
explicitateverb	(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.
detailnoun	An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
expoundverb	(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
elaborate	Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
map outverb	(transitive, by extension) To organise a plan; to analyze a situation; to figure out a problem.
reexplicateverb	To explicate again; to analyze or explain again.
articulate	Clear; effective.
expandverb	(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
set outverb	(intransitive) To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
unpackverb	(transitive) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
exponeverb	(obsolete, UK or Scotland) To expound; to explain.
defineverb	To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
expositnoun	to expound
explainifyverb	(transitive, informal, humorous) To explain and clarify something simultaneously.
spellnoun	Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
lay outverb	(transitive) To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).
explorateverb	(obsolete) To explore.