elucidate[verb]Synonyms: clarify, clear up, explain, explicate, expound, illuminate, illustrate, make plain, shed
or throw light upon, spell out
Contrasted words: confuse, darken
Related Words: exemplify,
demonstrate,
prove,
annotate,
spell out,
enlighten [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
e‧lu‧ci‧date /ɪˈluːsədeɪt, ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: elucidatus, past participle of elucidare 'to make clear']
formal to explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information
Synonym : clarify:
The full picture has not yet been elucidated.—elucidation /ɪˌluːsəˈdeɪʃ
ən, ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable]—elucidatory /ɪˈluːsədət
əri, ɪˈluːsɪdət
əri $ -dətɔːri/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲