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Word of the Day – Elucidate

By February 18, 2019Word of the Day

Elucidate (verb)

el-us-i-dayt

Make clear; explain.

Mid 16th century: from late Latin elucidat- ‘made clear’, from the verb elucidare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + lucidus ‘lucid’.

Example sentences

“It’ll really help if you tell us more and elucidate on the matter.”

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