EXPLICATE

explicate, formulate, develop

(verb) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; “Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”

explain, explicate

(verb) make plain and comprehensible; “He explained the laws of physics to his students”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

explicate (third-person singular simple present explicates, present participle explicating, simple past and past participle explicated)

(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.

Adjective

explicate (comparative more explicate, superlative most explicate)

(obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex"pli*cate, a. Etym: [L. explicatus, p.p. of explicare.]

Definition: Evolved; unfolded. Jer. Taylor.

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." Blackmore.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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