Word of the Day – Explicate

Explicate (verb)

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Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.

Also, and this is the bane of every schoolchild’s life in English literature: Analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning.

Example sentences

“Sometimes you don’t need to explicate a book, it is what it is and there’s no subliminal message.”

“I’ll leave you to explicate that theory and you c an let me know when you have something concrete.”