What are some alternative words for elucidate?
Synonyms for elucidate
ɪˈlu sɪˌdeɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
clarify, clear up, elucidate(verb)
make clear and (more) comprehensible
"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
Synonyms:
brighten, get through, enlighten, crystalize, clear up, crystalise, illuminate, crystallize, sort out, polish off, clear, wrap up, mop up, finish up, crystallise, light up, finish off, straighten out, shed light on, clarifyclear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate(verb)
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
Synonyms:
discharge, earn, take in, classify, illumine, unsnarl, pull in, wrap up, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, irradiate, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, see the light, illuminate, light up, light, crystalize, make, polish off, crystallise, sort, tidy, gain, illume, mop up, clarify, correct, realise, finish off, edify, solve, exculpate, assort, unclutter, class, put right, pass, neaten, square away, effloresce, clean up, discipline, acquit, brighten, reform, authorise, separate, crystallize, clear up, bring in, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, clear, sort out, tidy up, realize, iron out, disentangle, get through, straighten, net
Wiktionary
elucidate(verb)
Synonyms:
illuminate, explicateelucidate(verb)
To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon.
Synonyms:
illuminate, explicate
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
elucidate
Synonyms:
explain, clear, illustrate, make plain, expound
Dictionary of English Synonymes
elucidate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
explain, illustrate, unfold, make clear, make plain, throw light upon
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "elucidate":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#104 | top | |
#132 | make | |
#388 | class | |
#613 | light | |
#674 | net | |
#907 | clear | |
#923 | sort | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1847 | correct | |
#2228 | separate | |
#2491 | gain | |
#3082 | explain | |
#3345 | reform | |
#3644 | earn | |
#4781 | realize | |
#4953 | solve | |
#5491 | discipline | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#10047 | clarify | |
#10275 | illustrate | |
#10918 | authorize | |
#12062 | clarification | |
#12748 | realise | |
#15199 | sack | |
#18848 | tidy | |
#19166 | classify | |
#23616 | clarifying | |
#28198 | brighten | |
#28268 | illuminate | |
#32067 | straighten | |
#33465 | enlighten | |
#38869 | authorise | |
#43164 | elucidate | |
#63650 | elucidation | |
#75307 | expound | |
#93817 | crystallize | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#97520 | disentangle | |
#113449 | exonerate | |
#122806 | edify | |
#125863 | explicate | |
#148439 | assort | |
#156842 | illumine | |
#183401 | irradiate | |
#224484 | crystallise | |
#229443 | unclutter | |
#265102 | exculpate | |
#300354 | illume |
How to use elucidate in a sentence?
This exciting discovery highlights how little we know about the origin of FRBs, further observations of a larger number of FRBs will be needed in order to obtain a clearer picture about these periodic sources and elucidate their origin.
Translations for elucidate
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- شرحArabic
- ozřejmit, objasnitCzech
- uddybe, belyseDanish
- erläutern, verdeutlichen, erklären, aufzuklärenGerman
- elparoliEsperanto
- elucidar, dilucidarSpanish
- روشن کردنPersian
- havainnollistaa, selventää, valaistaFinnish
- expliquer, éluciderFrench
- פירש, ביארHebrew
- स्पष्ट करनाHindi
- megvilágít, megmagyarázHungarian
- menjelaskanIndonesian
- chiarireItalian
- לְהַבהִירHebrew
- 解明するJapanese
- ವಿವರಿಸುKannada
- 명료하게하다Korean
- illustrareLatin
- verduidelijken, verhelderen, uitleggen, clarificeren, verklaren, ophelderenDutch
- klargjøre, belyseNorwegian
- objaśniać, wyjaśniaćPolish
- esclarecer, elucidarPortuguese
- chiqaqchayQuechua
- elucidaRomanian
- разъяснятьRussian
- belysa, klargöra, förklara, kasta ljus över, klarläggaSwedish
- தெளிவுபடுத்தவில்லைTamil
- వివరించుTelugu
- อธิบายThai
- aydınlatmakTurkish
- з'ясуватиUkrainian
- làm rõVietnamese
- elucidateYiddish
- 阐发Chinese
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