Associations to the word «Explicate»

Wiktionary

EXPLICATE, verb. (transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.
EXPLICATE, adjective. (obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.

Dictionary definition

EXPLICATE, verb. Make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students".
EXPLICATE, verb. Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke