English verb: elucidate | |||
1. | elucidate (communication) make clear and (more) comprehensible | ||
Samples | Clarify the mystery surrounding her death. | ||
Synonyms | clarify, clear up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | explain, explicate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, demystify, dilate, disambiguate, elaborate, elucidate, enlarge, enlighten, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, illuminate, lucubrate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out | ||
Antonyms | obfuscate | ||
2. | elucidate (cognition) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||
Samples | Could you clarify these remarks?. Clear up the question of who is at fault. | ||
Synonyms | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||