dilucidate

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s

obsolete

: to make clear : elucidate

dilucidation noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin dilucidatus, past participle of dilucidare, from Latin di- (from dis- apart) + Late Latin lucidare to make clear, from Latin lucidus clear, shining

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