The professor helped to explicate the complex theory.
教授帮助阐明复杂的理论。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “explicate”. Despite its complexity, the scientist was able to explicate the theory to the young students with remarkable clarity.
B — explain. “explicate” means v. explain clarify interpret
The scholar wrote a whole book to ______ the meaning of the ancient poem.
C — explicate. “explicate” means v. explain clarify interpret
explicate — v. explain clarify interpret. In Chinese: 解释，阐明.
explicate is pronounced /ˈɛksplɪkeɪt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: ex · pli · cate.
The professor helped to explicate the complex theory. (教授帮助阐明复杂的理论。)
explain, clarify — all close in meaning to explicate (v. explain clarify interpret).
Yes. explicate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ex- (out) + plic (fold) + ate→ to explain, elucidate.