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elucidate.

To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/əˈlusəˌdeɪt/General-American/i-/General-American
  1. To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin ēlūcidātus, perfect passive participle of ēlūcidō (“to lighten, enlighten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ē(x)- (“out, from”) + lūcidus (“bright, clear, understandable”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), literally “to make light of (something)”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”). Compare French élucider.

adj/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdət/Received-Pronunciation/əˈlusəˌdət/General-American/i-/General-American
  1. Clear, understandable.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin ēlūcidātus (“lightened, enlightened”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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