explicate
Verb
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Make plain and comprehensible (synset 200941308)
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event tosubtypes:
- interpret, rede - give an interpretation or explanation to
- account for - give reasons for
- naturalize - explain with reference to nature
- clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible
- comment - explain or interpret something
same as: explain -
Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses (synset 200927844)
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"is a type of: conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative groundssubtypes:
- mature - develop and work out fully in one's mind
- redevelop, reformulate - formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
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