interpret vs explicate

interpret and explicate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, explicate is a hypernym of interpret; that is, explicate is a word with a broader meaning than interpret:

Other hypernyms of interpret include explain.

interpret (verb)	explicate (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to	make plain and comprehensible
make sense of a language	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
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