explicātē
1Explicate — Ex pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Explicating}.] 1. To unfold; to expand; to lay open. [Obs.] They explicate the leaves. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 2. To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of… …
2Explicate — Ex pli*cate, a. [L. explicatus, p. p. of explicare.] Evolved; unfolded. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …
3explicate — I verb clarify, define, describe, detail, develop, elucidate, enlighten, enodare, enucleate, explain, explicare, expound, give a detailed explanation, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, interpretari, make clear, make explicit, make plain, render… …
4explicate — (v.) 1530s, from L. explicatus, pp. of explicare unfold, unravel, explain (see EXPLICIT (Cf. explicit)) …
5explicate — vb *explain, expound, elucidate, interpret, construe …
6explicate — [v] clarify, expand amplify, clear up, construe, demonstrate, develop, dilate, elucidate, enlarge upon, enucleate, expatiate, explain, expound, give the big picture*, illustrate, interpret, make clear, make explicit, make plain*, run down, spell… …
7explicate — ► VERB 1) analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. 2) analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication noun explicative adjective explicator noun explicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin …
8explicate — [eks′pli kāt΄] vt. explicated, explicating [< L explicatus, pp. of explicare, to unfold < ex , out + plicare, to fold: see FLAX] to make clear or explicit (something obscure or implied); explain fully SYN. EXPLAIN explication n. explicative …
9explicate — [[t]e̱ksplɪkeɪt[/t]] explicates, explicating, explicated VERB To explicate something means to explain it and make it clear. [FORMAL] [V n] We shall have to explicate its basic assumptions before we can assess its implications. Derived words:… …
10explicate — UK [ˈeksplɪkeɪt] / US [ˈeksplɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms explicate : present tense I/you/we/they explicate he/she/it explicates present participle explicating past tense explicated past participle explicated very formal to make the… …