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ex·pli·cate

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–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

1.	to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.

2.	to develop (a principle, theory, etc.).

[Origin: 1525–35; < L explicātus unfolded, set forth, ptp. of explicāre, equiv. to ex- ex-¹ + plicāre to fold; see -ate¹

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—Related forms

ex·pli·ca·tor, noun

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ex·pli·cate Audio Help (ěk'splĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing, ex·pli·cates
To make clear the meaning of; explain. See Synonyms at explain.

[Latin explicāre, explicāt-, to unfold, explain : ex-, ex- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

ex'pli·ca'tion n., ex'pli·ca'tor n.

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1531, from L. explicatus, pp. of explicare "unfold, unravel, explain" (see explicit).

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explicate
verb
1.	make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" [syn: explain]
2.	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

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Explicate

Ex"pli*cate\, a. [L. explicatus, p. p. of explicare.] Evolved; unfolded. --Jer. Taylor.

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Ex"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Explicating.]

1. To unfold; to expand; to lay open. [Obs.] "They explicate the leaves." --Blackmore.

2. To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.

The last verse of his last satire is not yet sufficiently explicated. --Dryden.

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