explicated
Made thoroughly clear
Explicated is the past tense of explicate, meaning to analyze and develop an idea or work in detail.
The word is formal and academic, suggesting thorough interpretation rather than simple explanation: The professor explicated the poem's imagery over three lectures.
To explicate is to unfold meaning that isn't immediately apparent.
Made something understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- demystifiedMade comprehensible
articulated · spelled out · unpacked · decoded · unraveled · simplified · detailed · expounded
Cut open for examination
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
- examinedLooked at closely
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
- deconstructedBroken down systematically
parsed · disentangled · untangled · investigated · probed · explored · critiqued · evaluated
Supplied with explanatory notes
- glossedExplained in margins
- commentedExpressed an opinion verbally
- footnotedGiven explanatory citations
- exegeticalRelating to critical interpretation
hermeneutic · expository · scholarly · interpretive · translated · paraphrased · summarized · referenced
explained
Made something understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- clarifiedMade understandable
- illuminatedMade visible by light
demystified · articulated · spelled out · unpacked · decoded · unraveled · simplified · detailed · expounded · interpreted
dissected
Cut open for examination
- analyzedStudied methodically for meaning
- examinedLooked at closely
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
deconstructed · parsed · disentangled · untangled · investigated · probed · explored · critiqued · evaluated · assessed
annotated
Supplied with explanatory notes
- glossedExplained in margins
- commentedExpressed an opinion verbally
- footnotedGiven explanatory citations
exegetical · hermeneutic · expository · scholarly · interpretive · translated · paraphrased · summarized · referenced · cited
explicatedobscured
Made hard to perceive
confused · obfuscated · clouded · muddled · mystified
explicatedwithheld
Kept from giving
concealed · suppressed · implied · hinted at · glossed over
explicatedsummarized
Restated in fewer words
condensed · abbreviated · glossed over · skimmed · compressed
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