elucidation
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sɪˌdeɪt verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
2.
to provide clarification; explain. Synonyms: clarify, clear up, illustrate.
Origin:
1560–70; < Late Latin ēlūcidātus (past participle of ēlūcidāre) enlightened, equivalent to ē- e-1 + lūcid(us) lucid + -ātus -ate1
1560–70; < Late Latin ēlūcidātus (past participle of ēlūcidāre) enlightened, equivalent to ē- e-1 + 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
non·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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elucidate (ɪˈluːsɪˌdeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to make clear (something obscure or difficult); clarify | |
| [C16: from Late Latin ēlūcidāre to enlighten; see | |
| eluci'dation | |
| —n | |
| e'lucidative | |
| —adj | |
| e'lucidatory | |
| —adj | |
| e'lucidator | |
| —n | |
| elucidate (ɪˈluːsɪˌdeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to make clear (something obscure or difficult); clarify | |
| [C16: from Late Latin ēlūcidāre to enlighten; see | |
| eluci'dation | |
| —n | |
| e'lucidative | |
| —adj | |
| e'lucidatory | |
| —adj | |
| e'lucidator | |
| —n | |
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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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Example sentences
In so doing of course he scants actual usage, the elucidation of which is presumably why he wrote the article.
The labor involved in its elucidation is far too great.
Some further elucidation on this topic would be appreciated.
So much is unresolved along the way that the few violent minutes of elucidation at the end produce some confusion.
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