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explicating

explicating is the present participle and gerund 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 explicating

What is explicating the present participle and gerund of?
Explicating is the present participle and gerund of explicate.

Words near explicating in the dictionary

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

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