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Explicate vs Explicatory - What's the difference?

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Explicate is a related term of explicatory.


As adjectives the difference between explicate and explicatory

is that explicate is (obsolete) evolved; unfolded while explicatory is explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

As a verb explicate

is to explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.

explicate

English

Verb

(explicat)
  • To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.
    • My homework is to explicate a poem.

    Related terms

    * explication * explicative * explicator * explicit

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.
    • (Jeremy Taylor)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    explicatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
    • His letter was very explicatory on the matter.

    Synonyms

    * explicative

    Related terms

    * explicate * explication