Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
- v. To give an explanation that serves to clarify. See Synonyms at explain.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To make clear or manifest; throw light upon; explain; render intelligible; illustrate: as, an experiment may elucidate a theory.
- Synonyms Expound, etc. (see explain); to unfold, clear up.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate.
WordNet 3.0
- v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- v. make clear and (more) comprehensible
Etymologies
- From Late Latin elucidatus, past participle of elucidō ("clarify"), from Latin ex- and lucidus ("clear") (Wiktionary)
- Late Latin ēlūcidāre, ēlūcidāt- : Latin ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin lūcidus, bright (from lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Initially, I used the word elucidate above, as in elucidating mysteries.”
“It comes from lux, light – to elucidate is to throw light on.”
“ I'll sell more books, and have the opportunity to "elucidate" more people!”
“One wonders if Amanda knows what the word "elucidate" means.”
“Next morning, in a hired car, she had Castanado and Mme. Dubroca, Beloiseau and Mme. Alexandre, not merely show but, as the ironworker said, pinching forefinger and thumb together in the air, "elucidate" to her, for hours, the _vieux carré_.”
“Vying for the award is limited to those who understand what "elucidate" means.”
“(to 'elucidate' means to explain in greater detail)”
“And while there are brilliant lines scattered through these pieces Kael was always a fine, needling polemicist, it would probably take acres of footnotes to elucidate exactly what they were all arguing about.”
“As Mehlmann recalls: "children whose stories taught me about a side of teaching … that says more than university courses are required to elucidate.”
“However he did not elucidate on what action had been taken.”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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Words
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GRE 2014
abate, abdicate, abase, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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From reading
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cicatrix
scar tissue
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September/October 2011
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It's a date!
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On speaking terms
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stated, declare, state, assert, affirm, air, articulate, deliver, describe, clarify, elucidate, enunciate and 19 more...
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A Refined Lexicon
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Words from Moby Dick
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