Elucidate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Elucidate is a verb meaning (figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
Meaning
(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
- (obsolete) Clear, understandable.
Example Sentences
Peter elucidateth the Frauds in Literature by a Smock Race.
The antiquities of France have been elucidated by a learned and ingenious people: […]
The business however, though not perfectly elucidated by this speech, soon ceased to be a puzzle.
Let me hear vvhat your ovvn conceptions are of the matter, if they tend to elucidate or reconcile.
Word Forms
- elucidates
- elucidating
- elucidated
- elucidatest
- elucidatedst
- elucidateth
Synonyms for elucidate
Depending on context, synonyms include explain, explicate, apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring.
Antonyms for elucidate
Common opposites include adiaphanous, nontransparent, opacous, opacular, opaque, thick.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clear up, clear, enlighten, illuminate, clarify, crystallize.
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