explicate
adjective
1. (obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.
verb
1. make plain and comprehensible
Similar word(s): explain
Definition categories: communication, inform
2. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Similar word(s): develop, formulate
Definition categories: communication, conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize
Sentences with explicate as a verb:
- My homework is to explicate a poem.