elucidate
/əˈlusəˌdeɪt/ verb C2- To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
Plural elucidate · He/she/it elucidates · Past elucidated · Past participle elucidated · -ing form elucidating
Verb forms
- Base form
- elucidate
- He/she/it
- elucidates
- Past
- elucidated
- Past participle
- elucidated
- -ing form
- elucidating
From the library
The more outré and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the very point which appears to complicate a case is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.
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