explicate, v.
(explicated, explicates, explicating)
(explicated, explicates, explicating)
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6
develop explicate formulate
sample sentences
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
hyponym
make plain and comprehensible
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 109 freq. cnt.: 109
explain explicate
sample sentences
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sam and Sue %s the movie
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sam and Sue %s the movie
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym