† elucidateadj.

Etymology: < late Latin ēlūcidātus, past participle of ēlūcidāre : see elucidate v.

Obsolete.

Clear, plain, intelligible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [adjective]

sutelc897

openeOE

plaina1398

sada1400

familiar1509

facile1531

lightsome1532

well-determined1560

pervial1595

uncurious1601

articulate1603

distinct1609

unmisinterpretablea1631

dilucida1640

limpid1649

dilucidate1651

unmysterious1663

incurious1664

elucidatea1670

accessible1681

distinguished1700

dilucidated1759

unmistakable1822

black and white1838

clear-cut1843

square on1963

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective]

plaina1398

cleara1400

luminousc1450

lightsome1532

perspiculous1565

perspicuous1570

luculent1597

dilucida1640

limpid1649

dilucidate1651

elucidatea1670

dilucidated1759

lucid1786

pellucid1831

chiselleda1862

transpicuous1877

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 137 There was not a greater master of perspicuity and elucidate distinctions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

elucidatev.

/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/

Etymology: < late Latin ēlūcidāt- participial stem of ēlūcidāre, < ē out + lūcidus bright.

transitive. To render lucid; now only figurative to throw light upon, clear up, explain. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)]

arecchec885

unloukOE

overrunOE

sutelec1000

trahtnec1000

unfolda1050

belayc1175

openc1175

onopena1200

accountc1300

undo?a1366

remenea1382

interpret1382

unwrap1387

exploitc1390

enlumine1393

declarec1400

expoundc1400

unplait?c1400

enperc1420

planea1425

clearc1440

exponec1440

to lay outc1440

to give (also carry) lightc1449

unwind1482

expose1483

reducea1500

manifest1530

explicate1531

explaina1535

unlock?1536

dilucidate1538

elucidate1538

illustrate1538

rechec1540

explicate1543

illucidate1545

enucleate1548

unsnarl1555

commonstrate1563

to lay forth1577

straighten1577

unbroid1577

untwist1577

decipherc1586

illuminate1586

enlighten1587

resolvec1592

cipher1594

eliquidate1596

to take (a person) with one1599

rivelc1600

ravel1604

unbowel1606

unmist1611

extricate1614

unbolta1616

untanglea1616

enode1623

unperplexa1631

perspicuate1634

explata1637

unravel1637

esclarea1639

clarify1642

unweave1642

detenebrate1646

dismystery1652

undecipher1654

unfork1654

unparadox1654

reflect1655

enodate1656

unmysterya1661

liquidatea1670

recognize1676

to clear upa1691

to throw sidelight on1726

to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731

eclaircise1754

irradiate1864

unbraid1880

predigest1905

to get (something) straight1920

disambiguate1960

demystify1963

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [verb (transitive)] > brighten

brightOE

polisha1382

schirka1400

sheerc1400

esclarish1546

brighten1567

to set up1588

undarken1598

embright1605

embrighten1610

resplendour1632

undarka1644

elucidate1675

vivify1791

1538 M. Coverdale Let. 23 June in Remains (1846) (modernized text) 492 Such annotations..elucidate and clear [the text].

1656 W. S. Bullokar's Eng. Expositor (rev. ed.) Elucidate, to make bright or shining.

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. v. 88 Your own conceptions..tend to elucidate.

1685 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) II. 256 This..was made out of human blood and urine, elucidating the vital flame, or heat, in animal bodies.

1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 33 The great End of Pronunciation is to elucidate and heighten the Sense.

a1794 E. Gibbon Memoirs in Misc. Wks. (1796) I. 127 Sir William Hamilton..has elucidated a country of such inestimable value to the naturalist.

1804 Duke of Wellington Let. 7 Mar. in Dispatches (1837) III. 127 I mention these circumstances only because they tend to elucidate the foreign policy of this Prince.

1825 T. B. Macaulay Milton in Edinb. Rev. Aug. 304 His notes have the rare merit of really elucidating the text.

1840 J. S. Mill Diss. & Disc. (1873) I. 408 This language..serves not to elucidate.

1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals Introd. 5 Elucidating the physiology of the muscles of the hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	elucidate
释义	† elucidateadj. Etymology: < late Latin ēlūcidātus, past participle of ēlūcidāre : see elucidate v. Obsolete. Clear, plain, intelligible. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [adjective] sutelc897 openeOE plaina1398 sada1400 familiar1509 facile1531 lightsome1532 well-determined1560 pervial1595 uncurious1601 articulate1603 distinct1609 unmisinterpretablea1631 dilucida1640 limpid1649 dilucidate1651 unmysterious1663 incurious1664 elucidatea1670 accessible1681 distinguished1700 dilucidated1759 unmistakable1822 black and white1838 clear-cut1843 square on1963 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective] plaina1398 cleara1400 luminousc1450 lightsome1532 perspiculous1565 perspicuous1570 luculent1597 dilucida1640 limpid1649 dilucidate1651 elucidatea1670 dilucidated1759 lucid1786 pellucid1831 chiselleda1862 transpicuous1877 a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 137 There was not a greater master of perspicuity and elucidate distinctions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). elucidatev. /ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/ Etymology: < late Latin ēlūcidāt- participial stem of ēlūcidāre, < ē out + lūcidus bright. transitive. To render lucid; now only figurative to throw light upon, clear up, explain. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] arecchec885 unloukOE overrunOE sutelec1000 trahtnec1000 unfolda1050 belayc1175 openc1175 onopena1200 accountc1300 undo?a1366 remenea1382 interpret1382 unwrap1387 exploitc1390 enlumine1393 declarec1400 expoundc1400 unplait?c1400 enperc1420 planea1425 clearc1440 exponec1440 to lay outc1440 to give (also carry) lightc1449 unwind1482 expose1483 reducea1500 manifest1530 explicate1531 explaina1535 unlock?1536 dilucidate1538 elucidate1538 illustrate1538 rechec1540 explicate1543 illucidate1545 enucleate1548 unsnarl1555 commonstrate1563 to lay forth1577 straighten1577 unbroid1577 untwist1577 decipherc1586 illuminate1586 enlighten1587 resolvec1592 cipher1594 eliquidate1596 to take (a person) with one1599 rivelc1600 ravel1604 unbowel1606 unmist1611 extricate1614 unbolta1616 untanglea1616 enode1623 unperplexa1631 perspicuate1634 explata1637 unravel1637 esclarea1639 clarify1642 unweave1642 detenebrate1646 dismystery1652 undecipher1654 unfork1654 unparadox1654 reflect1655 enodate1656 unmysterya1661 liquidatea1670 recognize1676 to clear upa1691 to throw sidelight on1726 to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731 eclaircise1754 irradiate1864 unbraid1880 predigest1905 to get (something) straight1920 disambiguate1960 demystify1963 the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [verb (transitive)] > brighten brightOE polisha1382 schirka1400 sheerc1400 esclarish1546 brighten1567 to set up1588 undarken1598 embright1605 embrighten1610 resplendour1632 undarka1644 elucidate1675 vivify1791 1538 M. Coverdale Let. 23 June in Remains (1846) (modernized text) 492 Such annotations..elucidate and clear [the text]. 1656 W. S. Bullokar's Eng. Expositor (rev. ed.) Elucidate, to make bright or shining. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. v. 88 Your own conceptions..tend to elucidate. 1685 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) II. 256 This..was made out of human blood and urine, elucidating the vital flame, or heat, in animal bodies. 1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 33 The great End of Pronunciation is to elucidate and heighten the Sense. a1794 E. Gibbon Memoirs in Misc. Wks. (1796) I. 127 Sir William Hamilton..has elucidated a country of such inestimable value to the naturalist. 1804 Duke of Wellington Let. 7 Mar. in Dispatches (1837) III. 127 I mention these circumstances only because they tend to elucidate the foreign policy of this Prince. 1825 T. B. Macaulay Milton in Edinb. Rev. Aug. 304 His notes have the rare merit of really elucidating the text. 1840 J. S. Mill Diss. & Disc. (1873) I. 408 This language..serves not to elucidate. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals Introd. 5 Elucidating the physiology of the muscles of the hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.a1670v.1538
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