elucidate | ||
1. | [ verb ] make clear and (more) comprehensible | |
Synonyms: | clear_up clarify | |
Examples: | "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
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Related terms: | obfuscate explain elaborate clarify disambiguate demystify clarity clarification | |
2. | [ verb ] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | |
Synonyms: | clarify illuminate shed_light_on sort_out crystallize clear crystalise enlighten crystallise crystalize straighten_out clear_up | |
Examples: | : "Could you clarify these remarks?" "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
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Related terms: | confuse interpret clarify lucidity clarification | |
Similar spelling: |
elucidative elucidation El_Cid electorate elocute elective elicitation elicit Electra elected |