elucidate
English Thesaurus
1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition)
2. make clear and (more) comprehensible (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | explain, explicate, |
definition | : | make plain and comprehensible (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | demystify, |
definition | : | make less mysterious or remove the mystery from (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, |
definition | : | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, |
definition | : | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | disambiguate, |
definition | : | state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from (verb.communication) |
3. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | elucidation, |
definition | : | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | lucidity, |
definition | : | a lucid state of mind; not confused (noun.state) |
4. make clear and (more) comprehensible (verb.communication)
antonym | : | obfuscate, |
definition | : | make obscure or unclear (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | elucidation, |
definition | : | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on (noun.communication) |
5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | elucidation, |
definition | : | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | lucidity, |
definition | : | a lucid state of mind; not confused (noun.state) |
6. make clear and (more) comprehensible (verb.communication)
antonym | : | obfuscate, |
definition | : | make obscure or unclear (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | elucidation, |
definition | : | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on (noun.communication) |
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