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   explicate

   /ˈɛksplɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail: "an attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces"
   • ▪ analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning: "these essays seek to explicate and contextualize Kristeva's writings"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin explicat- ‘unfolded’, from the verb explicare, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. explicative adjective
   • 2. explicatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • P

     3

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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