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verb (used with object), ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing.
1.
to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.
2.
to develop (a principle, theory, etc.).
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin explicātus unfolded, set forth, past participle of explicāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + plicāre to fold; see -ate1
1525–35; < Latin explicātus unfolded, set forth, past participle of explicāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + plicāre to fold; see -ate1
Related forms
ex·pli·ca·tor, noun
re·ex·pli·cate, verb (used with object), re·ex·pli·cat·ed, re·ex·pli·cat·ing.
un·ex·pli·cat·ed, adjective
well-ex·pli·cat·ed, adjective
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