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dilucidate
transitive verb
Definition of dilucidate
-ed/-ing/-s
obsolete
: to make clear : elucidate
dilucidation
noun, plural-s
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Origin and Etymology of dilucidate
Late Latin dilucidatus, past participle of dilucidare, from Latin di- (from dis- apart) + Late Latin lucidare to make clear, from Latin lucidus clear, shining
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