elucidate

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlusəˌdeɪt/, /i-/ Hyphenation: eluc‧id‧ate ==== Verb ==== elucidate (third-person singular simple present elucidates, present participle elucidating, simple past and past participle elucidated) (transitive) (obsolete) To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”). (figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on. Synonyms: explain, explicate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Late Latin ēlūcidātus (“lightened, enlightened”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdət/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈlusəˌdət/, /i-/ Hyphenation: eluc‧id‧ate ==== Adjective ==== elucidate (comparative more elucidate, superlative most elucidate) (obsolete) Clear, understandable. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obvious Antonyms: see Thesaurus:opaque === References === == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== elucidate inflection of elucidare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== elucidate f pl feminine plural of elucidato == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eː.ɫuː.kɪˈdaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.lu.t͡ʃiˈdaː.te] === Verb === ēlūcidāte second-person plural present active imperative of ēlūcidō == Spanish == === Verb === elucidate second-person singular voseo imperative of elucidar combined with te