Elucidate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
  • verb-intransitive. To give an explanation that serves to clarify. See Synonyms at explain.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make clear or manifest; throw light upon; explain; render intelligible; illustrate: as, an experiment may elucidate a theory.
  • Synonyms Expound, etc. (see explain); to unfold, clear up.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  • v. make clear and (more) comprehensible
    • Antonym
    confuse   
    Verb Form
    elucidated    elucidates    elucidating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    clarify    clear up   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    illustrate    clarify    illucidate    illuminate    explain    interpret    demonstrate    explicate   
     
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