Explicate

Origin

From Latin explicāre, present active infinitive of explicō ("unfold", "to explain").

Full definition of explicate

Verb

1. (transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.My homework is to explicate a poem.

Related terms

• explication
• explicative
• explicator
• explicit

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.