elucidate vs explain
explain vs elucidateelucidate and explain both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elucidate | No | No | Yes | No |
| explain | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
explain is a hypernym of
elucidate; that is, explain is a
word with a broader meaning than elucidate:
- elucidate: make clear and (more) comprehensible
- explain: make plain and comprehensible
Other hypernyms of elucidate include
explicate.
| elucidate (verb) | explain (verb) |
|---|---|
| make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | make plain and comprehensible |
| make clear and (more) comprehensible | define |
| serve as a reason or cause or justification of |
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