Explicate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Explicate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

make plain and comprehensible

"He explained the laws of physics to his students"

explain explicate

elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

explicate formulate develop

To explain meticulously or in great detail.

Adjective

Evolved; unfolded.

See Also

meticulous explain explicative expository explicit analyze explication explicates

Related Terms

meticulous explain explicative expository explicit analyze explication explicates explicator explicating explicated explicatest explicatory detail elucidate explicateth riddle

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

inform speculate

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

rede account for naturalize clarify comment mature redevelop

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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