EXPLICATE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word explicate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EXPLICATE
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| explain | verbv | |||||||
verb • make plain and comprehensible • define • serve as a reason or cause or justification of | ||||||||
| clarify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make clear and (more) comprehensible • make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating | ||||||||
| elucidate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make clear and (more) comprehensible • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||||||||
| interpret | verbv | |||||||
verb • make sense of; assign a meaning to • give an interpretation or explanation to • give an interpretation or rendition of • create an image or likeness of • restate (words) from one language into another language • make sense of a language | ||||||||
| unfold | verbv | |||||||
verb • develop or come to a promising stage • open to the view • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length • spread out or open from a closed or folded state | ||||||||
| spell out | verbv | |||||||
verb • make explicit; specify in detail • spell fully and without abbreviating • orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of | ||||||||
| develop | verbv | |||||||
verb • make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation • work out • gain through experience • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • come into existence; take on form or shape • change the use of and make available or usable • elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses • create by training and teaching • be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest • grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment • become technologically advanced • cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development • generate gradually • grow emotionally or mature • make visible by means of chemical solutions • superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry • move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions • move into a strategically more advantageous position • elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme • happen • expand in the form of a series | ||||||||
| formulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort • put into words or an expression • prepare according to a formula | ||||||||
