English-Thai Dictionary

explicate

VT อธิบาย (โดยเฉพาะ ข้อเขียน  อย่างละเอียด  แจกแจง  ขยายความ  clarify explain illustrate ar-ti-bai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPLICATE

v.t.[L. explico, to unfold; ex and plico, to fold. ] 1. To unfold; to expand; to open. "They explicate the leaves. " [In this sense, the word is not common, and hardly admissible. ]
2. To unfold the meaning or sense; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.
The last verse of his last satyr is not yet sufficiently explicated.

 

EXPLICATED

pp. Unfolded; explained.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPLICATE

Ex "pli *cate, a. Etym: [L. explicatus, p.p. of explicare.]

 

Defn: Evolved; unfolded. Jer. Taylor.

 

EXPLICATE

Ex "pli *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explicated (); p. pr. & vb. n.Explicating ().]

 

1. To unfold; to expand; to lay open. [Obs. ] "They explicate the leaves. " Blackmore.

 

2. To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret. The last verse of his last satire is not yet sufficiently explicated. Dryden.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

explicate

ex pli cate |ˈekspliˌkāt ˈɛkspləˌkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] analyze and develop (an idea or principle ) in detail: attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces. • analyze (a literary work ) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES ex pli ca tion |ˌekspliˈkāSHən |noun, ex pli ca tive |-ˌkātiv |adjective, ex pli ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun, ex pli ca to ry |ikˈsplikəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin explicat- ‘unfolded, ’ from the verb explicare, from ex- ‘out ’ + plicare ‘to fold. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

explicate

explicate |ˈɛksplɪkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] analyse and develop (an idea or principle ) in detail: an attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces. • analyse (a literary work ) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication |-ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, explicative |ɛkˈsplɪkətɪv, ˈɛksplɪkeɪtɪv |adjective, explicator noun, explicatory |ɛkˈsplɪkət (ə )ri, ˈɛksplɪkeɪt (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin explicat- ‘unfolded ’, from the verb explicare, from ex- ‘out ’ + plicare ‘to fold ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

explicate

explicate verb I'm not sure anyone could fully explicate the works of Joyce: explain, make explicit, clarify, make plain /clear, spell out, untangle; interpret, translate, elucidate, expound, illuminate, throw light on. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See clarify . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

explicate

explicate verb scholars who have been devoted to explicating these stories: explain, explain in detail, make explicit, clarify, make plain /clear, spell out; interpret, elucidate, expound, comment on, develop, work out; illuminate, throw light on, unfold, untangle, clear up, put into plain English; criticize, appraise. ANTONYMS obscure.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

explicate

ex pli cate /éksplɪkèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 …を明らかにする, くわしく説明する (explain ); 〈文学作品など 〉を解説 [解釈 ]する .2 〈論旨 〉を展開する (develop ).ex pli ca tive /eksplɪ́kətɪv /,ex pl í ca t ò ry /-tɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /形容詞