Elucidate
31Elucidating — Elucidate E*lu ci*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elucidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elucidating}.] [LL. elucidatus, p. p. of elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. See {Lucid}.] To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate;… …
32elucidation — elucidate ► VERB ▪ make clear; explain. DERIVATIVES elucidation noun elucidatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin elucidare make clear …
33elucidatory — elucidate ► VERB ▪ make clear; explain. DERIVATIVES elucidation noun elucidatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin elucidare make clear …
34clear up — verb 1. make clear and (more) comprehensible (Freq. 3) clarify the mystery surrounding her death • Syn: ↑clarify, ↑elucidate • Ant: ↑obfuscate (for: ↑ …
35explain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. expound, solve, elucidate, resolve, fathom, account for; demonstrate, construe, interpret, define, describe, develop, detail, criticize, comment. See answer, attribution, interpretation. II (Roget… …
36clarify — verb 1) their report clarified the situation Syn: make clear, shed/throw light on, elucidate, illuminate; explain, explicate, define, spell out, clear up Ant: confuse 2) clarify the butter …
37explain — 1 Explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret, construe are comparable when they mean to make oneself or another understand the meaning of something. Explain, the most general term, implies a making of something plain or intelligible to… …
38crystalise — verb 1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑shed light on, ↑crystallize, ↑crystallise, ↑ …
39crystalize — verb 1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑shed light on, ↑crystallize, ↑crystallise, ↑ …
40crystallise — verb 1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑shed light on, ↑crystallize, ↑crystalize, ↑ …
