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elucidative

Main Entry:: elu·ci·date
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈlü-sə-ˌdāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: elu·ci·dat·ed; elu·ci·dat·ing
Etymology:: Late Latin elucidatus, past participle of elucidare, from Latin e- + lucidus lucid
Date:: circa 1568

transitive verb : to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis <elucidate a text> intransitive verb : to give a clarifying explanation

synonyms see explain

— elu·ci·da·tion

Listen to the pronunciation of elucidation

\-ˌlü-sə-ˈdā-shən\ noun

— elu·ci·da·tive

Listen to the pronunciation of elucidative

\-ˈlü-sə-ˌdā-tiv\ adjective

— elu·ci·da·tor

Listen to the pronunciation of elucidator

\-ˌdā-tər\ noun

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