Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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elucidate \ih-LOO-si-dayt\, transitive verb:
elucidate \ih-LOO-si-dayt\, transitive verb:
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To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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The B.O. and Congress have done precious little to elucidate the American public about any of their profligate spending programs!
The B.O. and Congress have done precious little to elucidate the American public about any of their profligate spending programs!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Elucidate comes from Late Latin elucidare, to clear up, from ex-, e-, out of + lucidus, bright, from lux, luc- light. Hence to elucidate is to bring the inner light out of an obscure subject. One who elucidates is an elucidator; that which tends to elucidate is elucidative; the act of elucidating, or that which elucidates, is an elucidation.
Elucidate comes from Late Latin elucidare, to clear up, from ex-, e-, out of + lucidus, bright, from lux, luc- light. Hence to elucidate is to bring the inner light out of an obscure subject. One who elucidates is an elucidator; that which tends to elucidate is elucidative; the act of elucidating, or that which elucidates, is an elucidation.
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