Explicate
(verb)
- To analyze and interpret a text, passage, or work in order to understand its meaning.
- To make something clear or understandable.
Origin:
From latin explicare, from ex- "out" + plicare "to fold".
Examples:
- The teacher explicated the poem in order to help the students understand its meaning.
- The author explicated the novel in a series of lectures.
- The scientist explicated the theory in a presentation.
- The philosopher explicated the concept in a book.
- The guide explicated the tour in a brochure.