(formal) to make sth clearer by explaining it more fully:
[VN] He elucidated a point of grammar. * The aim of the report is to elucidate the main points of the new regulations. * [Vwh-] I will try to elucidate what I think the problems are. * [V] Let me elucidate.
elucidation noun [U,C]:
Their objectives and methods require further elucidation.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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