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• explicative — explicate ► VERB 1) analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. 2) analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication noun explicative adjective explicator noun explicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• explicative — adjective Date: 1649 serving to explicate; specifically serving to explain logically what is contained in the subject < an explicative proposition > • explicatively adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• explicative — adjective Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. The witness was explicative in explaining to the police what he saw. Syn: explicatory See Also: explicate, explication …   Wiktionary

• explicative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …   English dictionary for students

• explicative — /əkˈsplɪkətɪv/ (say uhk splikuhtiv), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective explanatory; interpretative. Also, explicatory …  

• explicate — ► VERB 1) analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. 2) analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication noun explicative adjective explicator noun explicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• explication — explicate ► VERB 1) analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. 2) analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication noun explicative adjective explicator noun explicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• explicator — explicate ► VERB 1) analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. 2) analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication noun explicative adjective explicator noun explicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• explicatory — explicate ► VERB 1) analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. 2) analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication noun explicative adjective explicator noun explicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin …   English terms dictionary

• explicatory — adjective Date: 1625 explicative …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• explicatory — adjective Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. His letter was very explicatory on the matter. Syn: explicative See Also: explicate, explication …   Wiktionary