elucidate (redirected from elucidates)

e·lu·ci·date  (-ls-dt)

v. e·lu·ci·dat·ed, e·lu·ci·dat·ing, e·lu·ci·dates

v.tr.

To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.

v.intr.

To give an explanation that serves to clarify. See Synonyms at explain.

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[Late Latin lcidre, lcidt- : Latin -, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin lcidus, bright (from lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots).]

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e·luci·dation n.

e·luci·dative adj.

e·luci·dator n.

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elucidate

Verb

[-dating, -dated] to make (something obscure or difficult) clear [Late Latin elucidare to enlighten]

elucidation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" clarify, clear up demystify - make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about" crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clear - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" explain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" disambiguate - state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from; "Can you disambiguate this statement?"
	2.	elucidate - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, illuminate, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clear clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

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elucidate

verb clarify, explain, illustrate, interpret, make clear, unfold, illuminate, spell out, clear up, gloss, expound, make plain, annotate, explicate, shed or throw light upon

Translations

elucidate [ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt] vt → esclarecer, elucidar

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elucidate [ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt] vt → élucider

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elucidate [ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt] vt → erläutern

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elucidate [ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt] vt → delucidare

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elucidate

v elucidate [iˈluːsideit]

to explain. ophelder, toelig يُوَضِّح، يُفَسِّر изяснявам vysvětlit forklare; tydeliggøre erläutern αποσαφηνίζω, επεξηγώ, (δια)φωτίζω aclarar, dilucidar, poner en claro selgitama روشن کردن؛ توضیح دادن selventää expliquer לְהַבְהִיר समझाना, विशद करना razjasniti megmagyaráz menjelaskan (út)skÿra delucidare 解明する 설명하다 išaiškinti izskaidrot; apgaismot (jautājumu) menjelaskan verklaren forklare, utrede, kaste lys over wyjaśniać esclarecer a elu­cida разъяснять objasniť pojasniti razjasniti klargöra ชี้แจง açıklamak 闡明 висвітлювати, роз'яснювати تشریح کرنا giải thích 阐明

n eˌluciˈdation

verduideliking تَوْضيح، تَفْسير изясняване výklad forklaring; tydeliggørelse die Erläuterung αποσαφήνιση, διαφώτιση explicación selgitus توضیح selvitys explication הַבהָרָה विश्दीकरण razjašnjenje magyarázat penjelasan útskÿring delucidazione 解明 명시, 설명 išaiškinimas izskaidrošana penjelasan verklaring klarlegging, forklaring, utredning wyjaśnienie esclarecimento elucidare разъяснение objasnenie pojasnitev razjašnjenje klargörande การชี้แจง açıklama 闡明 висвітлення, роз'яснення تشریح sự giải thích 阐明