explicate vs interpret

explicate and interpret both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
explicate	No	No	Yes	No
interpret	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, interpret is a hyponym of explicate; that is, interpret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than explicate:

Other hyponyms of explicate include rede, account for, naturalize, clarify, clear up, elucidate, comment.

explicate (verb)	interpret (verb)
make plain and comprehensible	make sense of; assign a meaning to
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses	make sense of a language
	give an interpretation or explanation to
	restate (words) from one language into another language
	give an interpretation or rendition of
	create an image or likeness of