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English Dictionary: elucidate by the DICT Development Group
2 results for elucidate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elucidate
v
  1. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
    Synonym(s): clarify, clear up, elucidate
    Antonym(s): obfuscate
  2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
    Synonym(s): clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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