EXPLICATES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

explicates

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present tense third-person singular of explicate

as in explains

to make plain or understandable the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen

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Viewed separately, each signal explains one part of the story.

— Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Trump’s preference for immediate gratification explains many of his decisions, including defunding scientific and medical research, accelerating fossil-fuel emissions, and denigrating American soft power globally.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

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But as this example illustrates, interpreting the benchmark scores can be technically complex, presenting a challenge for companies that want to show off the results to the public in a digestible format.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Bard’s heatmap also illustrates his general reluctance, or inability in Nice’s system, to attack the area.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrates

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Unless Goedert misses significant time or Stowers demonstrates significant improvement, expectations should be modest for Stowers.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
As Chris, a veteran CIA assassin with terminal cancer whose memory also seems to be going, Malkovich demonstrates a sinister insouciance that at first looks like psycho gloating.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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