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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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