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explicate
Found in thesaurus: inform, suppose, hypothecate, hypothesize, theorise, theorize, hypothesise, conjecture, speculate
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explicate
v.
explain, interpret, analyze, describe in detail
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Explication
The idea and practice of explication is rooted in the verb , which concerns the process of "unfolding" and of "making clear" the meaning of things, so as to make the implicit explicit. The expression "explication" is used in both analytic philosophy and literary theory.
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explicate
Verb
1. make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
(synonym) explain
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) interpret
(derivation) explication
2. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
(synonym) formulate, develop
(hypernym) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
(hyponym) mature
(verb-group) develop
(derivation) explication
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explicar
v.
account for; interpret, explicate, explain
explicarse
v.
explain
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Explicate
(v. t.)
To unfold; to expand; to lay open.
To unfold; to expand; to lay open.
(v. t.)
To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.
To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.
(a.)
Evolved; unfolded.
Evolved; unfolded.
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