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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elucidate \E*lu"ci*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elucidated}; p. pr & vb n. {Elucidating}.] [LL. elucidatus p. p. of elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. See {Lucid}.] To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as an example will elucidate the subject. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elucidate v 1: shed light on [syn: {clarify}, {clear up}] [ant: {obfuscate}] 2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}] [ant: {confuse}]
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