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elucidate
/ ɪˈːɪˌɪ /
verb
to make clear (something obscure or difficult); clarify
Other 51Թ Forms
- elucidation noun
- elucidative adjective
- elucidator noun
- nonelucidating adjective
- nonelucidative adjective
- unelucidated adjective
- unelucidating adjective
- unelucidative adjective
- ˈܳˌ岹ٴǰ noun
- ˈܳˌ岹پ adjective
- ˌܳˈ岹پDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of elucidate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of elucidate1
Example Sentences
While Flanagan understands humanity’s penchant for complacency in the face of chaos, his script does little to elucidate the reasons people turn a blind eye to their fellow humans’ suffering, much less pose any solutions.
McPherson takes liberties, setting the play in 1900 central Ukraine and, perhaps more consequently, elucidating the psychology where Chekhov was a tad more ambiguous.
Without elucidating those necessary subtleties, “The Monkey” has no more value than the glib words of comfort whispered by a family friend who only came to the wake for the free food.
As such, they “require urgent attention, and additional monitoring experiments and epidemiological studies are needed to further elucidate the relevant mechanisms,” the authors warn.
On the other hand, it has not been fully elucidated the protein kinases that suppress sleep and the dephosphorylation enzymes that control sleep and wakefulness.
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What are other ways to sayelucidate?
To elucidate something is to throw light upon it or make it clear. How does elucidate compare to synonyms explain, expound, and interpret? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
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