Etymology

explicate

ex·pli·cate
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Today it means: To explain meticulously or in great detail. Full definition →

Latin explicāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromexplicāre“unfold, explain”
  2. English todayexplicate

Borrowed from Latin explicāre (“unfold, explain”).

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