explicate


Pronunciation key

( eks′pli-kāt )

ex•pli•cate

v.t. [EXPLICATED (-id), EXPLICATING, EXPLICATES.]

[L. < explicatus pp. of explicare to unfold, spread out; ex- out + plicare, to fold].

  1. To provide a coherent meaning to something obscure or implied; to make explicitly clear. To explain.
  2. .

ex•pli•ca′tion n. ex′pli•ca′tor n.

Syn. Explain.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985

    • Further Reading

  • explicable
  • explication de texte
  • explicative

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