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explicating

/ˈɛk.splɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

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explicating

Gerund

explicated

Past Simple

explicated

Past Participle

explicating

Gerund

/ˈɛk.splɪ.keɪt/

développerSurtout au sens d’exposer ou d’analyser une idée en détail.

The scientist was able to explicate the complex process in a way that was understandable to the general public.

Le scientifique a pu développer le processus complexe d’une manière compréhensible pour le grand public.

The professor asked the students to explicate the main themes of the novel in their essays.

Le professeur a demandé aux étudiants d’expliciter les thèmes principaux du roman dans leurs essais.

Additional translations

éluciderSurtout dans un contexte littéraire, philosophique ou analytique.

Synonyms

explicateverb

To make clear or plain; to explain thoroughly.

The professor asked the students to explicate the main themes of the novel in their essays.

To develop or analyze a theory or idea in detail.

The scientist was able to explicate the complex process in a way that was understandable to the general public.

To interpret a literary or philosophical text through close analysis; to elucidate its meaning.

In his lecture, the scholar explicated the sonnet's imagery and metaphors in meticulous detail.