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e⋅lu⋅ci⋅date

  [i-loo-si-deyt] verb, -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.
Use elucidate in a Sentence
–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 ēlūcidātus (ptp. of ēlūcidāre) enlightened, equiv. to ē- e- + lūcid(us) lucid + -ātus -ate 1

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   (ĭ-lōō'sĭ-dāt')   
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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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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Language Translation for : elucidate
Spanish: aclarar, dilucidar, poner en claro,
German: erläutern,
Japanese: 解明する
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elucidate 
1568, from L.L. elucidatus, pp. of elucidare "make clear," from ex- "out, away" + lucidus "clear" (see lucid).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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