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Variant of explicate

explicate Definition

ex·pli·cate (eks′pli kāt′)

transitive verb explicated -·cat′ed, explicating -·cat′·ing

to make clear or explicit (something obscure or implied); explain fully

Etymology: < L explicatus, pp. of explicare, to unfold < ex-, out + plicare, to fold: see flax

Related Forms:

  • explication ex′·pli·ca′·tion noun
  • explicative ex′·pli·ca′·tive (eks′pli kāt′iv, ik splik′ə tiv) adjective or explicatory ex′·pli·ca·to′ry (eks′pli kə tôr′ē, ik splik′ə-)
  • explicator ex′·pli·ca′·tor noun
explicated Usage Examples

Object

  • concept: Chisholm has explicated the concept he has in mind sufficiently to distinguish it from Feldman's.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: The primary research methodology is problem-solving itself, which often, in practice, cannot be fully explicated.
  • clearly: Many of his views and statements are misleading as to my intentions, which were available and clearly explicated in my book.

Preposition: in

  • detail: Steps that follow that shape ( this would have to be explicated in some detail ) make a helical staircase.