explicitate

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/ɛksˈplɪsɪteɪt/

verb

To explain meticulously or in great detail.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

verbexplicitate (third-person singular simple present explicitates, present participle explicitating, simple past and past participle explicitated)

present singular third person explicitates · participle present explicitating · participle past explicitated · past explicitated

  1. transitiveTo explain meticulously or in great detail.

    Synonyms: analyze, elucidate, explicate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo explain meticulously or in great detail.

Also see

Origin

From explicit + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French expliciter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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