explicate Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis

L. explicatus, p.p. of explicare.

imperfect & past participle Explicated; present participle & verbal noun Explicating

To unfold; to expand; to lay open. Obs. "They explicate the leaves." Blackmore.
To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.
The last verse of his last satire is not yet sufficiently explicated. Dryden.