explicate
Example Sentences
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We chronicle, explicate, elucidate and constantly “re-adjudicate” historical events and personages.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024
"But I do think it's fair to say the burden is on the firm to explicate and help develop appropriate guardrails to prevent nefarious uses."
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
Mind-scientists labor to explicate us, with theories ranging from Freudian psychoanalysis to neuro-evo-psycho-cognitive whatever.
From Scientific American • Dec. 24, 2022
There’s plenty of writing on motorcycle culture, and motorcycle outlaws, and biker symbolism, but seldom does an author feel a need to explicate the literal, baseline appeal of the pastime.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2021
I know the difference between a raceme and a rhizome, I explicate photosynthesis, I can spell Scrofulariaciae.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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