Elucidate
41shed light on — verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (Freq. 2) Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑crystallize, ↑crystallise, ↑ …
42sort out — verb 1. arrange or order by classes or categories (Freq. 3) How would you classify these pottery shards are they prehistoric? • Syn: ↑classify, ↑class, ↑sort, ↑assort, ↑separate • Derivationally relate …
43straighten out — verb 1. settle or put right (Freq. 2) we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: ↑iron out, ↑put right • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ …
44clarify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. filter, refine, purify; render; explain, elucidate, throw light on, clear up. See purity, interpretation. Ant., cloud, obfuscate, confuse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To explain] Syn. interpret, define …
45illuminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. light, illumine; clarify, elucidate, explain; decorate, ornament. See interpretation, color. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make light] Syn. lighten, irradiate, illumine, brighten; see brighten 1 ,… …
46explain — verb Etymology: Middle English explanen, from Latin explanare, literally, to make level, from ex + planus level, flat more at floor Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to make known < explain the secret of your success > b. to make plain or… …
47Chemical biology — is a scientific discipline spanning the fields of chemistry and biology that involves the application of chemical techniques and tools, often compounds produced through synthetic chemistry, to the study and manipulation of biological systems.… …
48explain — explainable, adj. explainer, explanator /ek spleuh nay teuhr/, n. /ik splayn /, v.t. 1. to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. 2. to make known in detail: to explain how to do something. 3. to… …
49expound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. state, express, set forth; explain, interpret, elucidate. See teaching, speech, interpretation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To interpret] Syn. explicate, clarify, elucidate; see explain . 2. [To set… …
50illustrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. decorate; give as an example, exemplify; explain, clarify. See ornament, interpretation, painting, representation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make clear by illustration] Syn. exemplify, demonstrate …
