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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
explicate /ˈɛksplɪkeɪt/

▶verb analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.

■ analyse (a literary work) to reveal its meaning.

– derivatives
explication noun,
explicative /ɛkˈsplɪkətɪv, ˈɛksplɪkeɪtɪv/ adjective,
explicator noun,
explicatory /ɛkˈsplɪkət(ə)ri, ˈɛksplɪkeɪt(ə)ri/ adjective.

– origin C16: from L. explicat-, explicare ‘unfold’.

'explicate' also found in these Oxford entries:

explicable - explicit - exploit

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