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verb (used with object)
1.
to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
verb (used without object)
2.
to provide clarification; explain.
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elucidate
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Origin:
1560–70; < Late Latin ēlūcidātus (past participle of ēlūcidāre) enlightened, equivalent to ē- e- + lūcid(us) lucid + -ātus -ate1
1560–70; < Late Latin ēlūcidātus (past participle of ēlūcidāre) enlightened, equivalent to ē- e- + lūcid(us) lucid + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
e·lu·ci·da·tion, noun
e·lu·ci·da·tive, adjective
e·lu·ci·da·tor, noun
non·e·lu·ci·dat·ing, adjective
non·e·lu·ci·da·tion, noun
EXPANDnon·e·lu·ci·da·tive, adjective
un·e·lu·ci·dat·ed, adjective
un·e·lu·ci·dat·ing, adjective
un·e·lu·ci·da·tive, adjective
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Example Sentences
- The pictures often seem to contradict the words, yet at the same time perfectly elucidate the author's message.
- She read everything she could get her hands on that would elucidate and expand what she was finding out for herself.
- The pathway could also elucidate how language evolved.
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Word Origin & History
elucidate
1560s, from L.L. elucidatus, pp. of elucidare "make clear," from ex- "out, away" + lucidus "clear" (see lucid). Related: Elucidated; elucidates; elucidating.
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