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explicate

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ex⋅pli⋅cate

  [ek-spli-keyt]
–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.
2. to develop (a principle, theory, etc.).
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Origin:
1525–35; < L explicātus unfolded, set forth, ptp. of explicāre, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + plicāre to fold; see -ate 1

Related forms:
ex⋅pli⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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ex·pli·cate   (ěk'splĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   ex·pli·cat·ed, ex·pli·cat·ing, ex·pli·cates
To make clear the meaning of; explain. See Synonyms at explain.

[Latin explicāre, explicāt-, to unfold, explain : ex-, ex- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
ex'pli·ca'tion n., ex'pli·ca'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

explicate 
1531, from L. explicatus, pp. of explicare "unfold, unravel, explain" (see explicit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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