explicate
verb
ex·pli·cate
ˈek-splə-ˌkāt 
explicated; explicating
1
: to give a detailed explanation of
2
: to develop the implications of : analyze logically
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Examples of explicate in a Sentence
an essay explicating a theory
the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The Michael Mann Archives also provide a wealth of video content in the form of 18 documentaries that explicate Mann and his collaborators’ process from a wide array of perspectives including acting, production design, cinematography, and props.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 July 2024
Johnson began by explicating the threat posed by the emerging axis of anti-American great powers, rogue nations, and the stateless terrorists in orbit around them all.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 July 2024
As a result, its sequel, Inside Out 2, continues to explicate a little girl’s psyche as if our sense of morality and self-esteem had not been altered by politics, media, or science during the past ten years.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
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explicate
verb
ex·pli·cate
ˈek-splə-ˌkāt
explicated; explicating
: to give a complete explanation of
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