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Definition of: explicate
(eks′plə·kāt) v.t. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
To clear from obscurity; explain. See synonyms under INTERPRET. [<L explicatus, pp. of explicare <ex- out + plicare fold]
—ex′pli·ca′tor noun
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