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explicates

explicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Questions about explicates

What is explicates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Explicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of explicate.

Words near explicates in the dictionary

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

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