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elucidate
Overview of verb elucidate
The verb elucidate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) clarify, clear up, elucidate -- (make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death")
2. clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault")
Antonyms of verb elucidate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb elucidate
2 senses of elucidate
Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> explain, explicate
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> explain, explicate
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb elucidate
1 of 2 senses of elucidate
Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> demystify
=> clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
=> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> disambiguate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb elucidate
2 senses of elucidate
Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> explain, explicate
Sense 2
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
'Cause To' of verb elucidate
Derived Forms of verb elucidate
2 senses of elucidate
Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate
RELATED TO>(adj) elucidative#1
=> clarifying, elucidative
RELATED TO>(noun) lucidity#1
=> clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
RELATED TO>(noun) elucidation#1
=> elucidation
RELATED TO>(noun) elucidation#2
=> clarification, elucidation, illumination
Sense 2
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
RELATED TO>(adj) elucidative#1
=> clarifying, elucidative
RELATED TO>(noun) lucidity#2
=> lucidity
RELATED TO>(noun) lucidity#1
=> clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
RELATED TO>(noun) elucidation#1
=> elucidation
RELATED TO>(noun) elucidation#2
=> clarification, elucidation, illumination
Domain of verb elucidate
Domain Terms of verb elucidate
Familiarity of verb elucidate
elucidate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb elucidate
2 senses of elucidate
Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb elucidate
2 senses of elucidate
Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate
> explain, explicate
=> rede, interpret
=> account for
=> naturalize
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> comment
Sense 2
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
> clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> demystify
=> clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
=> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> disambiguate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb elucidate
Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> explain, explicate
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Sense 2
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
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Grep of verb elucidate
elucidate
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