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explicate
What does explicate mean?
explicate (verb): elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use explicate in a sentence?
- Philosophers often explicate complex ideas to reveal their underlying assumptions. (Tatoeba sentence #13570115 by rul, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce explicate?
/ˈɛkspləˌkeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does explicate come from?
Borrowed from Latin explicāre (“unfold, explain”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to explicate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “explicate” mean?
prevent the progress or free movement of
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to turn aside or deviate to avoid impact
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elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
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to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly
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