Synonyms for explicate

Most common

develop · elaborate · formulate · explain · elucidate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To explain meticulously or in great detail.

   My homework is to explicate a poem.

Forms

Past participle

explicated
e.g. explicated → elaborated, formulated, developed, evolved…

Example sentences

• develop What does it mean to develop a sound architecture?
• elaborate Tom cooked an elaborate meal for Mary and himself.
• formulate We have to formulate a plan if we are to save her!
• explain Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

exply

6 letters

evolve²

7 letters

explain², develop³, analyze³, analyse

9 letters

elaborate³, formulate³, elucidate⁴

11 letters

explicitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evolve² = 2 syllables).