explicate
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explicate
- /ˈɛk.splɪˌkeɪt/ UK
- /ˈɛk.spləˌkeɪt/
- /ˈek.splɪˌkæɪt/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin explicāre (“unfold, explain”).
verb explicates · explicating · explicated
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To explain meticulously or in great detail.
My homework is to explicate a poem.
Similar: analyze, elucidate, explicitate
adjective more explicate · most explicate
- Evolved; unfolded.
Translations
Every language
verb explain meticulously
| 中文 | 闡明 /阐明 chǎnmíng, 解釋 /解释 jiěshì, 辨明 biànmíng, 闡述 /阐述 chǎnshù |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | explizieren, haarklein erläutern |
| Română | explica |
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title = {explicate},
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