| VERB | communication | explicate, explain | make plain and comprehensible |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | explicate, formulate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses |
| Sounds | eh'ksplahkey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | make plain and comprehensible. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | Sam and Sue explicate the movie | |
| Synonym | explain | |
| Narrower | account for | Give reasons for |
| clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible | |
| comment | explain or interpret something | |
| naturalize | explain with reference to nature | |
| rede, interpret | Give an interpretation or explanation to | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | explicar | |
| Catalan | explanar, explicar | |
| Nouns | explication | a detailed explanation of the meaning / meaning of something |
| explication | the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning / meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. | |
| Meaning | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | formulate, develop | |
| Narrower | mature | Develop and work out fully in one's mind |
| redevelop, reformulate | formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis | |
| Broader | speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
| Similar to | develop, acquire, evolve | gain through experience |
| develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme | |
| Spanish | desarrollar, elaborar, formular | |
| Catalan | desenvolupar, elaborar, formular | |
| Nouns | explication | a detailed explanation of the meaning / meaning of something |
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