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explicate
ex·pli·cate [ ékspli kàyt ] (past and past participle ex·pli·cat·ed, present participle ex·pli·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pli·cates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. explain something: to explain something, especially a literary text, in a detailed and formal way
2. develop theory: to explain and develop an idea or theory and show its implications
[Early 16th century. < Latin explicat-, past participle of explicare "unfold" < plicare "to fold"]

ex·pli·ca·tion [ èkspli káysh'n ] noun
ex·pli·ca·tive [ ékspli kàytiv, ik splíkətiv ] adjective
ex·pli·ca·tor noun
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