ex·pli·cate /ˈɛkspləˌket/
(vt.)詳細說明,解釋,說明,引伸
Ex·pli·cate a. Evolved; unfolded.
Ex·pli·cate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explicated p. pr. & vb. n. Explicating ]
1. To unfold; to expand; to lay open. [Obs.] “They explicate the leaves.”
2. To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.
The last verse of his last satire is not yet sufficiently explicated. --Dryden.
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explicate
v 1: make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of
physics to his students" [syn: explain]
2: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop
the ideas in your thesis" [syn: formulate, develop]