elucidate
Shed light on
Elucidate means to make something clear or easier to understand, typically by explaining it in detail: Let me elucidate the finer points of the contract.
The word carries a slightly formal or academic tone—you might elucidate a theory, a passage of text, or a complicated situation.
The professor's notes helped elucidate the philosopher's dense arguments.
Clarify through detailed analysis
- demystifyExplain something confusing
- simplifyMake less complex
- disambiguateResolve unclear meaning
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
untangle · shed light · clarification · make clear · spell out · break down · clear up · parse
Study by breaking down
- deduceReach by reasoning
- inferDerive by reasoning
- synthesizeCombine into unified whole
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
interpret · examine · extrapolate · conclude · logic · rationale · argument · premise
Convey knowledge or orders
- edifyInstruct and improve morally
- enlightenImpart knowledge or wisdom
- informGive facts to
- educateProvide formal instruction
tutor · mentor · guide · demonstrate · illustrate · exemplify · show · coach
State or fast train
- stateCondition or mode
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- describeConvey in words
delineate · expound · voice · verbalize · phrase · formulate · put into words · narrate
Reveal hidden information
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- exposeMake known publicly
- unveilReveal something hidden
- bring to lightExpose hidden information
lay bare · manifest · divulge · show · display · present · make known · open up
Mental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
perception · grasp · appreciation · enlightenment · epiphany · clarity · acumen · perspicacity
explicate
Clarify through detailed analysis
- demystifyExplain something confusing
- simplifyMake less complex
- disambiguateResolve unclear meaning
unravel · untangle · shed light · clarification · make clear · spell out · break down · clear up · parse · decode
analyze
Study by breaking down
- deduceReach by reasoning
- inferDerive by reasoning
- synthesizeCombine into unified whole
evaluate · interpret · examine · extrapolate · conclude · logic · rationale · argument · premise · hypothesis
instruct
Convey knowledge or orders
educate · tutor · mentor · guide · demonstrate · illustrate · exemplify · show · coach · lecture
express
State or fast train
- stateCondition or mode
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
describe · delineate · expound · voice · verbalize · phrase · formulate · put into words · narrate · recount
disclose
Reveal hidden information
bring to light · lay bare · manifest · divulge · show · display · present · make known · open up · unfold
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
discernment · perception · grasp · appreciation · enlightenment · epiphany · clarity · acumen · perspicacity · cognizance
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- clarifyexplain, clarify, elaborate, spell out, explicate
- revealreveal, disclose, expose, unmask, unveil
- SAT vocabularyaesthetic, ambiguous, benevolent, candid, concise
- simplificationsimplification, simplifying, simplify, condensing, simplified
- fancy wordsgrandiloquent, magniloquent, sesquipedalian, pulchritudinous, tintinnabulation