elucidated

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adjective

Having been made clear or well-understood.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveelucidated (comparative more elucidated, superlative most elucidated)

comparative more elucidated · superlative most elucidated

  1. Having been made clear or well-understood.

    He was sympathetic with my suspicions, but he was glad that he hadn't been responsible for this particular effort at elucidation. I could understand his point. I didn't feel very elucidated.

    2016, Michael Z. Lewin, The Silent Salesman
    2 more examples

    As the Phylloxera question, however, became more and more elucidated, and as the means of defense against this scourge became reduced to a practical basis , the work of the station became directed more and more toward other noxious insects.

    1892, Charles Valentine Riley, Leland Ossian Howard, Insect Life, page 79

    Over the last decade, the importance of comorbid medical conditions in cancer care has become more elucidated, yet due to stringent eligibility criteria and the lack of systematic measurement in clinical trials there is a limited evidence base for making informed decisions.

    2017, Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, William P. Tew, Handbook of Geriatric Oncology, page 73
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of elucidate
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APA

elucidated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elucidated

MLA

“elucidated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elucidated. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elucidated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elucidated.

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