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enlarge vs elucidate

elucidate vs enlarge

enlarge and elucidate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enlarge No No Yes No
elucidate No No Yes No
As verbs, elucidate is a hypernym of enlarge; that is, elucidate is a word with a broader meaning than enlarge:
  • enlarge: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  • elucidate: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Other hypernyms of enlarge include clarify, clear up.
enlarge (verb) elucidate (verb)
become larger or bigger make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
make large make clear and (more) comprehensible
make larger
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Difference between enlarge and elucidate

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