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elucidate

/iˈluːsɪdeɪt/verb

उच्चारण इलूसिडेट

स्पष्ट करना, व्याख्या करना, समझाना

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    [I, T] ~ (sth) formal

    to make something clearer by explaining it more fully

    स्पष्ट करना, व्याख्या करना, समझाना

    • The teacher elucidated the rule with three examples.
    • Could you elucidate a little?
    • The author elucidates the idea in the next chapter.
    + 2 more examples
    • Would you please elucidate your point with an example?
    • The report elucidates why the bridge collapsed.

    Synonyms explain clarify illuminate explicate spell out

    Opposite confuse obscure complicate muddle

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e·lu·ci·date

With -lucid- (lucid means clear) and -ate (not 'ellucidate' or 'elusidate'); the noun elucidation.

बीच में -lucid- (lucid का अर्थ स्पष्ट) और अंत में -ate ('ellucidate' या 'elusidate' गलत है); noun elucidation।

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Keep the explain words together: elucidate, clarify, explicate (analyse in detail), expound (explain at length), illustrate (explain with examples).

समझाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: elucidate, clarify, explicate (विस्तार से विश्लेषण), expound (लंबी व्याख्या), illustrate (उदाहरण से समझाना)।