"explicitize" meaning in English

See explicitize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈsplɪsɪˌtaɪz/ Forms: explicitizes [present, singular, third-person], explicitizing [participle, present], explicitized [participle, past], explicitized [past]
Etymology: From explicit + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|explicit|ize}} explicit + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} explicitize (third-person singular simple present explicitizes, present participle explicitizing, simple past and past participle explicitized)
  1. (pragmatics) To make explicit Categories (topical): Pragmatics Synonyms: clarify, specify, explicitise

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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