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explicate

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  1. explain               
 
ex.pli.cate \'ek-spl*-.ka-t\ \.ek-spl*-'ka--sh*n\ \ek-'splik-*t-iv, 
   'ek-spl*-.ka-t-\ \'ek-spl*-.ka-t-*r\ vt [L explicatus, pp. of explicare, 
   lit., to unfold, fr. ex- + (Xplicare to fold 1: to give a detailed 
   explanation of  2: to develop the implications of  - ex.pli.ca.tion n