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e·lu·ci·date
 elucidate
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- pronunciation:
- ih
lu
sih
deIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
elucidates, elucidating, elucidated |
| definition: |
to make clear; clarify or explain.
Her feelings were so complex that she couldn't elucidate them to anyone else.The teacher elucidated the meaning and significance of the poem.- antonyms:
- confuse
- similar words:
- clarify, exhibit, explain, get across, illuminate, interpret
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| related words: |
amplify, articulate, clear, define, enlighten, expound, illustrate, promulgate, resolve, show, solve, translate, unfold |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make something clear; explain; clarify.
He knew the simple answer to the question, but he could not elucidate further.I still don't understand, so could you please elucidate?- similar words:
- amplify, explain, interpret
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| related words: |
account, annotate, clear, comment, illustrate |
| derivations: |
elucidative (adj.), elucidation (n.), elucidator (n.) |
The word elucidate
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
educate, eject, elaborate, elect, eligible, eloquent, elude, emancipate, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emit, enormous, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, event, evict, evident, evolution, evolve
luc, lum
Latin
root
that means light; shine
Example words:
- synonyms:
- phot, photo
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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