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elucidate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈlusɪˌdeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i lo̅o̅′si dāt′)

Inflections of 'elucidate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

elucidates: v 3rd person singular

elucidating: v pres p

elucidated: v past

elucidated: v past p

e•lu•ci•date /ɪˈlusɪˌdeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dat•ed, -dat•ing.

to make clear or understandable, esp. by explaining:The teacher elucidated the difficult passages in the novel.

e•lu•ci•da•tion /ɪˌlusɪˈdeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

e•lu•ci•date (i lo̅o̅′si dāt′),USA pronunciation v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing.
v.t.

to make lucid or clear;
throw light upon;
explain:an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.

v.i.

to provide clarification;
explain.

Late Latin ēlūcidātus (past participle of ēlūcidāre) enlightened, equivalent. to ē- e- + lūcid(us) lucid + -ātus -ate¹
1560–70

e•lu′ci•da′tion, n.
e•lu′ci•da′tive, adj.
e•lu′ci•da′tor, n.

explain.

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elucidate /ɪˈluːsɪˌdeɪt/ vb

to make clear (something obscure or difficult); clarify

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin ēlūcidāre to enlighten; see lucideˌluciˈdation n eˈluciˌdative, eˈluciˌdatory adj eˈluciˌdator n

'elucidate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

interpret - clarify - comment - explain - illuminate - show

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Synonyms: explain, clarify, clear up, fill sb in on, clue sb in on, more...

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