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explicate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | develop, formulate |
| Type of | theorize, conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise |
| Has types | reformulate, redevelop, mature |
| Verb group | develop, acquire, evolve |
| Derivation | explication |
explicate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | explain |
| Type of | inform |
| Has types | naturalize, account for, interpret, elucidate, clarify, clear up, comment, rede |
| Derivation | explication |
Examples of explicate
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I used the metaphor of a priesthood to explicate how the court actually functions.
From the economist.com
I'm afraid this isn't the kind of post where I now proceed to explicate the puzzle.
From the economix.blogs.nytimes.com
It would be unfair to explicate the collapse of the mystery in its entirety.
From the washingtontimes.com
Future episodes will further explicate the dilemma faced by those who suffer from DID.
From the dailynews.com
Previously, we looked at attempts to identify and explicate the origins of this mess.
From the kansas.com
Perhaps the last sentence of the lead paragraph can explicate the proper relationship?
From the en.wikipedia.org
I think you should explicate some of this reasoning in the actual text.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If you ever had to explicate poems in English class, you get the idea.
From the washingtonpost.com
One could get cute and explicate the movie as an anticorporate parable.
From the time.com
- Explain: make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
- Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
- (explication) the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
- (explication) a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
- To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze; to develop a principle, theory, etc
- (explication) The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation; The sense given by an expositor
- (explication) a line by line explanation of a poem or other literary work
- (EXPLICATION (or, explication de texte)) A method of literary analysis that originated in late nineteenth-century France involving close and detailed textual analysis. ...
- An explication is not a paraphrase, nor a summary, nor a rewording (though it may include succinct paraphrase), but a commentary revealing the meaning of the work. ...
