elucidate
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e·lu·ci·date 
[i-loo-si-deyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing.
[i-loo-si-deyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain: an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior. |
| 2. | to provide clarification; explain. |
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| e·lu·ci·date
(ĭ-lōō'sĭ-dāt') Pronunciation Key
v. e·lu·ci·dat·ed, e·lu·ci·dat·ing, e·lu·ci·dates v. tr. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify. v. intr. To give an explanation that serves to clarify. See Synonyms at explain. [Late Latin ēlūcidāre, ēlūcidāt- : Latin ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin lūcidus, bright (from lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots).] e·lu'ci·da'tion n., e·lu'ci·da'tive adj., e·lu'ci·da'tor n. |
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