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explicated

explicated is the simple past and past participle of explicate.

Meaning of explicate

Verb

explicate (third-person singular simple present explicates, present participle explicating, simple past and past participle explicated)

  1. (transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.
    • My homework is to explicate a poem.

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Words formed from explicated

Questions about explicated

What is explicated the simple past and past participle of?
Explicated is the simple past and past participle of explicate.

Words near explicated in the dictionary

  1. explicans
  2. explicantia
  3. explicata
  4. explicatable
  5. explicate
  6. explicated
  7. explicates
  8. explicateth
  9. explicating
  10. explication
  11. explicational

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