explicate

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɛksplɪˌkeɪt/
• (GA, weak vowel) IPA: /ˈɛkspləˌkeɪt/

Verb

explicate (explicates, present participle explicating; past and past participle explicated)

1. (transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.

   My homework is to explicate a poem.

Related terms

• complicate
• explication
• explicative
• explicator
• explicit

Translations

• German: explizieren, haarklein erläutern

Adjective

explicate

1. (obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.

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