elucidate meaning and definition

ELUCIDATE verb

Definition of elucidate (verb)

1. make clear and (more) comprehensible
   • "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
   • synonyms: clarify, clear up
   • antonym: obfuscate
2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
   • "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
   • synonyms: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out