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English verb: explicate | |||
| 1. | explicate (communication) make plain and comprehensible | ||
| Samples | He explained the laws of physics to his students. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue explicate the movie | ||
| Synonyms | explain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | account for, clarify, clear up, comment, elucidate, interpret, naturalize, rede | ||
| 2. | explicate (communication) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses | ||
| Samples | Could you develop the ideas in your thesis. | ||
| Synonyms | develop, formulate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mature, redevelop, reformulate | ||
| Verb group | acquire, develop, develop, evolve | ||
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