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e·lu·ci·date

Audio Help [i-loo-si-deyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing.

–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.

[Origin: 1560–70; < LL élūcidātus (ptp. of élūcidāre) enlightened, equiv. to é- e- + lūcid(us) lucid + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

e·lu·ci·da·tion, noun

e·lu·ci·da·tive, adjective

e·lu·ci·da·tor, noun

—Synonyms clarify. See explain.

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e·lu·ci·date Audio Help   (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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
elucidate

1568, from L.L. elucidatus, pp. of elucidare "make clear," from ex- "out, away" + lucidus "clear" (see lucid).

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elucidate
verb
1.	make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: clarify] [ant: obfuscate]
2.	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
elucidate [iˈluːsideit] verb

to explain

Arabic:	يُوَضِّح، يُفَسِّر
Chinese (Simplified):	阐明
Chinese (Traditional):	闡明
Czech:	vysvětlit
Danish:	forklare; tydeliggøre
Dutch:	verklaren
Estonian:	selgitama
Finnish:	selventää
French:	expliquer
German:	erläutern
Greek:	αποσαφηνίζω, επεξηγώ, (δια)φωτίζω
Hungarian:	megmagyaráz
Icelandic:	(út)skÿra
Indonesian:	menjelaskan
Italian:	delucidare

Japanese:	解明する
Korean:	설명하다
Latvian:	izskaidrot; apgaismot (jautājumu)
Lithuanian:	išaiškinti
Norwegian:	forklare, utrede, kaste lys over
Polish:	wyjaśniać
Portuguese (Brazil):	elucidar
Portuguese (Portugal):	esclarecer
Romanian:	a elucida
Russian:	разъяснять
Slovak:	objasniť
Slovenian:	pojasniti
Spanish:	aclarar, dilucidar, poner en claro
Swedish:	klargöra
Turkish:	açıklamak

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Elucidate

E*lu"ci*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elucidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elucidating.] [LL. elucidatus, p. p. of elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. See Lucid.] To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.

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