Definitions for explicate
ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪtex·pli·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. explain, explicateverb

   make plain and comprehensible

   "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

2. explicate, formulate, developverb

   elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

   "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. explicateverb

   To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.

   My homework is to explicate a poem.

2. Etymology: From explicare, present active infinitive of explico.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXPLICATEverb

   Etymology: explico, Latin.

   1. To unfold; to expand.

   They explicate the leaves, and ripen food
   For the silk labourers of the mulberry wood. Richard Blackmore.

   2. To explain; to clear; to interpret.

   They do not understand that part of Christian philosophy which explicates the secret nature of this divine sacrament. Jeremy Taylor, Worthy Communicant.

   Although the truths may be elicited and explicated by the contemplation of animals, yet they are more clearly evidenced in the contemplation of man. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   The last verse of his last satyr is not yet sufficiently explicated. John Dryden, Juvenal, Dedicat.

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1. explicate

   To explicate is to analyze and interpret something in detail, often by clarifying or providing a detailed explanation of something difficult to understand. This process is often used in examining a complex theory, concept, text or idea in order to make its meaning more comprehensible or clear.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Explicateadjective

   evolved; unfolded

2. Explicateverb

   to unfold; to expand; to lay open

3. Explicateverb

   to unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret

4. Etymology: [L. explicatus, p. p. of explicare.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Explicate

   eks′pli-kāt, v.t. to unfold, develop: to lay open or explain the meaning of.—adj. Ex′plicable, capable of being explicated or explained.—n. Explicā′tion, act of explicating or explaining: explanation.—adjs. Ex′plicātive, Ex′plicātory, serving to explicate or explain. [L. explicāre, explicātum or explicitum—ex, out, plicāre, to fold.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Explicate

   unfolded; open; without folds or plica.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of explicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of explicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=explicate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Explicate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=explicate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explicate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=explicate
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=explicate