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e·lu·ci·date
 elucidate
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- pronunciation:
- ih
lu
sih
deIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
elucidates, elucidating, elucidated |
| definition: |
to make clear; clarify or explain.
Her feelings were so complex that she couldn't elucidate them to anyone else.The teacher elucidated the meaning and significance of the poem.- antonyms:
- confuse
- similar words:
- clarify, exhibit, explain, get across, illuminate, interpret
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| related words: |
amplify, articulate, clear, define, enlighten, expound, illustrate, promulgate, resolve, show, solve, translate, unfold |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make something clear; explain; clarify.
He knew the simple answer to the question, but he could not elucidate further.I still don't understand, so could you please elucidate?- similar words:
- amplify, explain, interpret
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| related words: |
account, annotate, clear, comment, illustrate |
adverb + (v.)elucidate
adequately, best, clearly, far, fully
(v.)elucidate
+ noun
aspect,
concept,
connection,
difference,
dynamics,
effect,
experience,
explanation,
factor,
finding,
function,
gene,
importance,
influence,
interaction,
linkage,
matter,
meaning,
mechanism,
mystery,
nature,
pattern,
perspective,
phenomenon,
principle,
process,
reaction,
relation,
relationship,
role,
soul,
structure,
tendency,
theme,
theory,
tradition,
understanding,
weakness,
works
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| derivations: |
elucidative (adj.), elucidation (n.), elucidator (n.) |
The word elucidate
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
luc, lum
Latin
root
that means light; shine
Example words:
elucidate, illuminate, lucid, lumen, luminance, luminary, luminescent, luminiferous, luminous, pellucid, translucent
- synonyms:
- phot, photo
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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