Complete Definition of "elucidate"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-uk-elucidate.ogg|Audio (UK)

Etymology
From LL. elucidare (perfect stem elucidat-).

Verb
en-verb|elucidat|ing

  1. To make clear or obvious; to clarify.
  2. To disambiguate.

Translations
trans-top|to make clear
Finnish: valaista, havainnollistaa, selventää
German: erläutern; verdeutlichen; erklären
trans-mid
Spanish: dilucidar
trans-bot

trans-top|to disambiguate
Finnish: selventää
trans-mid
Spanish: dilucidar
trans-bot

Related terms
elucidation
explicate
lucidity

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