Verb: elucidate i'loo-si,deyt
- Make clear and (more) comprehensible
"elucidate the mystery surrounding her death";
- clarify, clear up
- Make clear or more understandable; remove confusion or ambiguity
"She elucidated the theory for her students";
- clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise [Brit], crystalize [US, rare], straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate
Derived forms: elucidated, elucidating, elucidates
See also: straighten
Encyclopedia: Elucidate