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explicate

exp·li·cate

UK/ˈɛk.splɪˌkeɪt/ US/ˈɛk.spləˌkeɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

make palin and comprehensible

  • “He explained the laws of physics to his students”
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2.

elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

  • “Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin explicāre (“unfold, explain”).

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