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elucidate

elu·ci·date

UK/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdət/ US/əˈlusəˌdət/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

make clear and (more) comprehensible

  • “clarify the mystery surrounding her death”
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2.

make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

  • “Could you clarify these remarks?”
  • “Clear up the question of who is at fault”
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Origin

From Late Latin ēlūcidātus, perfect passive participle of ēlūcidō (“to lighten, enlighten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ē(x)- (“out, from”) + lūcidus (“bright, clear, understandable”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), literally “to make light of (something)”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”). Compare French élucider.

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