elucidate

elucidate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
2. verb. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

   "Could you clarify these remarks?"

   "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

   Synonyms: clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, enlighten, illuminate

3. verb. make clear and (more) comprehensible

   "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

   Synonyms: clarify

Synonyms

clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, enlighten, illuminate, clarify

Common word forms

elucidated, elucidates, elucidating

Words from these letters

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