explicate

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.

Japanese Meaning

詳細に説明する / 念入りに解説する / 綿密に説明する

The professor asked the students to explicate the complex theory step by step.

教授は学生たちに複雑な理論を段階を追って綿密に説明するよう求めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.

My homework is to explicate a poem.

explicates

（ present singular third-person ）

explicating

（ participle present ）

explicated

（ participle past ）

explicated

（ past ）