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ex·pli·cate

(

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing, ex·pli·cates

To make clear the meaning of; explain. See Synonyms at explain.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin explicre, explict-, to unfold, explain : ex-, ex- + plicre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
expli·cation(Noun), expli·cator(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for explicate

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