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1. (v.t.) elucidate
to make lucid or clear; explain.
2. (v.i.) elucidate
to provide clarification.
Etymology: (1560–70; < ML ēlūcidātus, ptp. of ēlūcidāre to cause to shine, explain)
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| Definition of 'elucidate' |
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1. (verb) clarify, clear up, elucidate
make clear and (more) comprehensible
"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
2. (verb) clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
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| Definition of 'elucidate' |
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1. (verb) elucidate
to make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject
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Sense: to explain.
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 Afrikaans: ophelder, toelig |
 Arabic: يُوَضِّح، يُفَسِّر |
 Bulgarian: изяснявам |
 Brazilian: elucidar |
 Czech: vysvětlit |
 German: erläutern |
 Danish: forklare; tydeliggøre |
 Greek: αποσαφηνίζω, επεξηγώ, (δι |
 Spanish: aclarar, dilucidar, poner |
 Estonian: selgitama |
 Farsi: روشن کردن؛ توضیح دادن |
 Finnish: selvittää |
 French: expliquer |
 Hebrew: לְהַבְהִיר |
 Hindi: समझाना, विशद करना |
 Croatian: razjasniti |
 Hungarian: megmagyaráz |
 Indonesian: menjelaskan |
 Icelandic: (út)skÿra |
 Italian: delucidare |
 Japanese: 解明する |
 Korean: 설명하다 |
 Lithuanian: išaiškinti |
 Latvian: izskaidrot; apgaismot (ja |
 Malay: menjelaskan |
 Dutch: verklaren |
 Norwegian: forklare, utrede, kaste l |
 Polish: wyjaśniać |
 Persian: روشن کردن؛ توضیح دادن |
 Pashto: څرګندول، روښانول، تشريح ك |
 Portuguese: esclarecer |
 Romanian: a elucida |
 Russian: разъяснять |
 Slovak: objasniť |
 Slovenian: pojasniti |
 Serbian: razjasniti |
 Swedish: klargöra |
 Thai: ชี้แจง |
 Turkish: açıklamak |
 Taiwanese: 闡明 |
 Ukrainian: висвітлювати, роз'яснюват |
 Urdu: تشریح کرنا |
 Vietnamese: giải thích |
 Chinese: 阐明 |
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