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explicate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'explicate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Explicate [ a.]
- Evolved; unfolded.
2 . Explicate [ v. t.]
- To unfold; to expand; to lay open.
- To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.

Meaning of 'explicate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . explicate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Example in sentence:
  • Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
Meaning (2):
- make plain and comprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • He explained the laws of physics to his students