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elucidative
- 3 dictionary resultse⋅lu⋅ci⋅date
[i-loo-si-deyt] 
sɪˌdeɪt
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. |
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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
1568, from L.L. elucidatus, pp. of elucidare "make clear," from ex- "out, away" + lucidus "clear" (see lucid).
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