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explicate

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to analyze and develop an idea or text in detail

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Explicate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing explicate in a sentence.

The essay carefully explicates the poem's tangled imagery.

Synonyms
explaininterpretelucidate
Antonyms
obscureconfuse

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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.

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Explicate (verb) means to analyze and develop an idea or text in detail
Here is explicate used in an example sentence: "The essay carefully explicates the poem's tangled imagery."
Common synonyms for explicate include explain, interpret, elucidate.
Antonyms of explicate include obscure, confuse.
Explicate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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