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elucidative
e·lu·ci·date
/
ɪˈlu
sɪˌdeɪt
/
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[
ih-
loo
-si-deyt
]
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verb,
e·lu·ci·dat·ed,
e·lu·ci·dat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make
lucid
or clear;
throw
light upon; explain:
an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior.
Synonyms:
clarify, illuminate.
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
-ate
1
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
Synonym Study
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explain
.
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elucidate
(ɪˈluːsɪˌdeɪt)
—
vb
to make clear (something obscure or difficult); clarify
[C16: from Late Latin
ēlūcidāre
to enlighten; see
lucid
]
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
lucid
]
eluci'dation
—
n
e'lucidative
—
adj
e'lucidatory
—
adj
e'lucidator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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