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"To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”)."
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"(obsolete) To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”)."
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"ref": "1961 July, “New Reading on Railways: The Locomotives of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway, by D. L. Bradley”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page vii",
"text": "Another appendix elucidates the S.E.C.R. headcode system.",
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"ref": "2005, Guru Gobind Singh, “Akal Ustat: Eulogy of the Non-temporal Lord”, in Surindar Singh Kohli, transl., The Dasam Granth = ਸ੍ਰੀ ਦਸਮ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ [Shrī Dasama Grantha Sāhiba]: The Second Scripture of the Sikhs, New Delhi: Ashok Jain for Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, published 2020, page 39, column 2",
"text": "O Lord! somewhere Thou elucidatest the traits of song and sound and somewhere Thou art the treasure of dancing and painting.",
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"(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on."
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"word": "explicate"
}
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razjasnjavam",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "разяснявам"
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"code": "yue",
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "解釋"
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{
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"roman": "gaai² sik¹",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
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"word": "說明"
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"roman": "syut³ ming⁴",
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"word": "说明"
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"word": "闡明"
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"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zin² ming⁴",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "阐明"
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "闡釋"
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"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zin² sik¹",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "阐释"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "闡明"
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"roman": "chǎnmíng",
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"word": "解釋"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
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"roman": "jiěshì",
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"word": "解释"
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"roman": "shuōmíng",
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "ozřejmit"
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "uddybe"
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "clarificeren"
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "uitleggen"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verduidelijken"
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verhelderen"
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verklaren"
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"word": "havainnollistaa"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "selventää"
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "valaista"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "élucider"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "expliquer"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "erklären"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "erläutern"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verdeutlichen"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "be'ér",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "ביאר \\ בֵּאֵר"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
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"roman": "perésh",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "פירש \\ פֵּרֵשׁ"
},
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"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "értelmez"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "kifejt"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "megmagyaráz"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "megvilágít"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "tisztáz"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "világossá/érthetővé tesz"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "chiarire"
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{
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "delucidare"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakamahuki"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakamāori"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakamārama"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakapūaho"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "no",
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "klargjøre"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "rovšan kardan",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "روشن کردن"
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"_dis1": "26 74",
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "objaśniać"
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{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "wyjaśniać"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "wyświetlać"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 74",
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "elucidar"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "esclarecer"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 74",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "chiqaqchay"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razʺjasnjátʹ",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"tags": [
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"word": "разъясня́ть"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "dilucidar"
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "belysa"
},
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"_dis1": "26 74",
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"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "förklara"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "kasta ljus över"
},
{
"_dis1": "26 74",
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "klargöra"
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},
{
"ipa": "/əˈlusəˌdeɪt/",
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],
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"comparative"
]
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"superlative"
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}
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"word": "opaque"
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"ref": "a. 1671 (date written), John Hacket, Scrinia Reserata: A Memorial Offer’d to the Great Deservings of John Williams, D.D. […], part I, In the Savoy [London]: […] Edw[ard] Jones, for Samuel Lowndes, […], published 1693, →OCLC, paragraph 46, page 39",
"text": "There vvas not a greater Maſter of Perſpicuity, and elucidate Diſtinctions; vvhich look'd the better in his [John Williams'] Engliſh, that ran ſvveet upon his Tongue, eſpecially being ſet out vvith a graceful Facetiouſneſs, that hit the joint of the Matter: For his VVit, and his Judgment, never parted.",
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}
],
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"Clear, understandable."
],
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[
"Clear",
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],
[
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],
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"(obsolete) Clear, understandable."
],
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{
"word": "obvious"
}
],
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]
}
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/əˈlusəˌdət/",
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"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/i-/",
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"General-American"
]
}
],
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}
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{
"_dis": "83 12 4",
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"inflection of elucidare:",
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],
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[
"elucidare",
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]
],
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]
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{
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],
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[
"elucidare",
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]
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}
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}
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{
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{
"word": "elucidato"
}
],
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],
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[
"elucidato",
"elucidato#Italian"
]
],
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"form-of",
"participle",
"plural"
]
}
],
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}
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]
}
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],
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[
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}
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[eːɫ̪uːkɪˈd̪äːt̪ɛ]",
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"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/e.lu.t͡ʃiˈda.te/",
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},
{
"ipa": "[elut͡ʃiˈd̪äːt̪e]",
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}
],
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}
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],
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[
"elucidar",
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],
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"te",
"te#Spanish"
]
],
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}
],
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"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English transitive verbs",
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"word": "elucidation"
},
{
"word": "elucidative"
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{
"word": "elucidator"
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{
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},
{
"word": "unelucidated"
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"name": "l"
},
{
"args": {
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{
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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"2": "",
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},
{
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"name": "glossary"
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{
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{
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{
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},
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},
{
"args": {
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{
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},
{
"args": {
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},
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},
{
"args": {
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"2": "lūcidus",
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},
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"name": "m"
},
{
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},
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"name": "m"
},
{
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
{
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"pos": "suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs"
},
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}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "elucidates",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "elucidating",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "elucidated",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "elucidated",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "en-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
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"infinitive"
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}
],
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{
"args": {},
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}
],
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],
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{
"args": {
"old": "1",
"stem": "elucidat"
},
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}
],
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"word": "enlighten"
},
{
"word": "lucid"
},
{
"word": "lucidity"
},
{
"word": "lucidly"
},
{
"word": "lucidness"
},
{
"word": "nonlucid"
},
{
"word": "pellucid"
},
{
"word": "pellucidity"
},
{
"word": "pellucidly"
},
{
"word": "pellucidness"
},
{
"word": "unlucid"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
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"To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”)."
],
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[
"make",
"make#Verb"
],
[
"lucid",
"lucid#English"
],
[
"bright",
"bright#Adjective"
],
[
"luminous",
"luminous"
],
[
"clear",
"clear#Adjective"
],
[
"transparent",
"transparent"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”)."
],
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"obsolete",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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],
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{
"ref": "1961 July, “New Reading on Railways: The Locomotives of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway, by D. L. Bradley”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page vii",
"text": "Another appendix elucidates the S.E.C.R. headcode system.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2005, Guru Gobind Singh, “Akal Ustat: Eulogy of the Non-temporal Lord”, in Surindar Singh Kohli, transl., The Dasam Granth = ਸ੍ਰੀ ਦਸਮ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ [Shrī Dasama Grantha Sāhiba]: The Second Scripture of the Sikhs, New Delhi: Ashok Jain for Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, published 2020, page 39, column 2",
"text": "O Lord! somewhere Thou elucidatest the traits of song and sound and somewhere Thou art the treasure of dancing and painting.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on."
],
"links": [
[
"understandable",
"understandable"
],
[
"clarify",
"clarify"
],
[
"illuminate",
"illuminate#Verb"
],
[
"shed light on",
"shed light on"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on."
],
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{
"word": "explain"
},
{
"word": "explicate"
}
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/əˈlusəˌdeɪt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/i-/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-uk-elucidate.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6d/En-uk-elucidate.ogg/En-uk-elucidate.ogg.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
],
"text": "Audio (RP)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razjasnjavam",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "разяснявам"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "解釋"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gaai² sik¹",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "解释"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "說明"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "syut³ ming⁴",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "说明"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "闡明"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zin² ming⁴",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "阐明"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "闡釋"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zin² sik¹",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "阐释"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "闡明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chǎnmíng",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "阐明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "解釋"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiěshì",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "解释"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "說明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuōmíng",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "说明"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "ozřejmit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "uddybe"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "clarificeren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "uitleggen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verduidelijken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verhelderen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verklaren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "havainnollistaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "selventää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "valaista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "élucider"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "expliquer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "erklären"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "erläutern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "verdeutlichen"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "be'ér",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "ביאר \\ בֵּאֵר"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "perésh",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "פירש \\ פֵּרֵשׁ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "értelmez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "kifejt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "megmagyaráz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "megvilágít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "tisztáz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "világossá/érthetővé tesz"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "chiarire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "delucidare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakamahuki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakamāori"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakamārama"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "whakapūaho"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "klargjøre"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "rovšan kardan",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "روشن کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "objaśniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "wyjaśniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "wyświetlać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "elucidar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "esclarecer"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "chiqaqchay"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razʺjasnjátʹ",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "разъясня́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "elucidar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "dilucidar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "belysa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "förklara"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "kasta ljus över"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make (something) clear and understandable — see also clarify, illuminate",
"word": "klargöra"
}
],
"word": "elucidate"
}
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"ref": "a. 1671 (date written), John Hacket, Scrinia Reserata: A Memorial Offer’d to the Great Deservings of John Williams, D.D. […], part I, In the Savoy [London]: […] Edw[ard] Jones, for Samuel Lowndes, […], published 1693, →OCLC, paragraph 46, page 39",
"text": "There vvas not a greater Maſter of Perſpicuity, and elucidate Diſtinctions; vvhich look'd the better in his [John Williams'] Engliſh, that ran ſvveet upon his Tongue, eſpecially being ſet out vvith a graceful Facetiouſneſs, that hit the joint of the Matter: For his VVit, and his Judgment, never parted.",
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"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/i-/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
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}
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"glosses": [
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[
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"lang_code": "it",
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{
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{
"word": "elucidato"
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[
"elucidato",
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}
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"tags": [
"canonical"
]
}
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"1": "la",
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"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "verb",
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"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin non-lemma forms",
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"ipa": "/eː.luː.kiˈdaː.te/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
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"ipa": "[eːɫ̪uːkɪˈd̪äːt̪ɛ]",
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"Classical"
]
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"ipa": "/e.lu.t͡ʃiˈda.te/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
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"ipa": "[elut͡ʃiˈd̪äːt̪e]",
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