explicate

[ ek-spli-keyt ]

/ ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing.

to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.

to develop (a principle, theory, etc.).

Origin of explicate

1525–35; <Latin explicātus unfolded, set forth, past participle of explicāre, equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + plicāre to fold; see -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM explicate

ex·pli·ca·tor, nounre·ex·pli·cate, verb (used with object), re·ex·pli·cat·ed, re·ex·pli·cat·ing.un·ex·pli·cat·ed, adjectivewell-ex·pli·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby explicate

explementary angle, expletive, explicable, explicandum, explicans, explicate, explication, explication de texte, explicative, explicit, explicit function

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Example sentences from the Web for explicate

This battle of Girondins and Mountain let no man ask history to explicate.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII.|Arthur Mee
Whether, if so, this will not explicate the Phnomena of the Clouds.
Micrographia|Robert Hooke
An attempt to explicate them from the congruity and incongruity of Bodies: what those proprieties are.
Micrographia|Robert Hooke
We have merely to explicate the idea of intelligent spirit possessing being in its plenitude.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur

Science takes as its province mechanical causes, and leaves formal and final causes to the philosopher to explicate.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy|W. T. Stace

British Dictionary definitions for explicate

explicate

/ (ˈɛksplɪˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr) formal

to make clear or explicit; explain

to formulate or develop (a theory, hypothesis, etc)

Derived forms of explicate

explicative (ɪkˈsplɪkətɪv) or explicatory (ɪkˈsplɪkətərɪ, -trɪ), adjectiveexplicator, noun

Word Origin for explicate

C16: from Latin explicāre to unfold, from plicāre to fold

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单词	explicate
释义	explicate [ ek-spli-keyt ] / ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR explicate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing. to make plain or clear; explain; interpret. to develop (a principle, theory, etc.). Origin of explicate 1525–35; <Latin explicātus unfolded, set forth, past participle of explicāre, equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + plicāre to fold; see -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM explicate ex·pli·ca·tor, nounre·ex·pli·cate, verb (used with object), re·ex·pli·cat·ed, re·ex·pli·cat·ing.un·ex·pli·cat·ed, adjectivewell-ex·pli·cat·ed, adjective Words nearby explicate explementary angle, expletive, explicable, explicandum, explicans, explicate, explication, explication de texte, explicative, explicit, explicit function Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for explicate This battle of Girondins and Mountain let no man ask history to explicate. The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII.\|Arthur Mee Whether, if so, this will not explicate the Phnomena of the Clouds. Micrographia\|Robert Hooke An attempt to explicate them from the congruity and incongruity of Bodies: what those proprieties are. Micrographia\|Robert Hooke We have merely to explicate the idea of intelligent spirit possessing being in its plenitude. The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.\|E. Rameur Science takes as its province mechanical causes, and leaves formal and final causes to the philosopher to explicate. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy\|W. T. Stace British Dictionary definitions for explicate explicate / (ˈɛksplɪˌkeɪt) / verb (tr) formal to make clear or explicit; explain to formulate or develop (a theory, hypothesis, etc) Derived forms of explicate explicative (ɪkˈsplɪkətɪv) or explicatory (ɪkˈsplɪkətərɪ, -trɪ), adjectiveexplicator, noun Word Origin for explicate C16: from Latin explicāre to unfold, from plicāre to fold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to explicate expound, elucidate, amplify, untangle, develop, dilate, expatiate, explain, unfold, demonstrate, construe, interpret, illustrate, enucleate, clear up, run down, spell out, work out
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explicate

verb (used with object), ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for explicate

verb (tr) formal

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