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Explicate

verb/ˈɛksplᵻkˌeɪt/
Definition
make plain and comprehensible
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈɛksplᵻkˌeɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɛksplɪkˌeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɛksplɪkˌeɪt/
3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛksplᵻkˌeɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake plain and comprehensible
“He explained the laws of physics to his students”
verbelaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
“Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”
Word Forms
explanatoryadjectiveserving or intended to explain or make clear
explanationnounthe act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
explicationnounthe act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
formulationnouninventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erläutern
klar und verständlich machen
🇫🇷French
expliquer
rendre clair et compréhensible
🇪🇸Spanish
explicar
hacer claro y comprensible
🇮🇹Italian
spiegare
rendere chiaro e comprensibile
🇳🇱Dutch
uitleggen
duidelijk en begrijpelijk maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
explicar
tornar claro e compreensível
🇷🇺Russian
объяснять
сделать простым и понятным
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बयान
स्पष्ट और समझने योग्य बनाएं
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্যাখ্যা করা
সরল এবং বোধগম্য করা
🇮🇳Tamil
விளக்கவும்
தெளிவாகவும் புரிந்துகொள்ளக்கூடியதாகவும் ஆக்குங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
వివరించండి
సాదా మరియు అర్థమయ్యేలా చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
स्पष्टीकरण
स्पष्ट आणि समजण्यायोग्य करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
સમજાવવું
સાદા અને સમજી શકાય તેવું બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿವರಿಸಿ
ಸರಳ ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ರಹಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിശദീകരിക്കുക
വ്യക്തവും മനസ്സിലാക്കാവുന്നതും ആക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਆਖਿਆ
ਸਧਾਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਝਣ ਯੋਗ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
وضاحت
واضح اور قابل فہم بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
阐明
使简单易懂
🇯🇵Japanese
説明する
平易でわかりやすいものにする
🇰🇷Korean
설명하다
명확하고 이해하기 쉽게 만들어라
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giải thích
làm cho đơn giản và dễ hiểu
🇹🇭Thai
อธิบาย
ทำให้ชัดเจนและเข้าใจได้
🇮🇩Indonesian
menjelaskan
buatlah menjadi jelas dan mudah dipahami
🇵🇭Filipino
ipaliwanag
gawing malinaw at maunawaan
🇲🇾Malay
terangkan
jelas dan mudah difahami
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شرح
اجعلها واضحة ومفهومة
🇮🇷Persian
توضیح دادن
ساده و قابل درک باشد
🇹🇷Turkish
açıklamak
sade ve anlaşılır hale getirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
להסביר
לעשות ברור ומובן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'explicate'?
The primary meaning of 'explicate' is 'make plain and comprehensible'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'explicate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'explicate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'explicate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'explicate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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