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Explicate vs Specify - What's the difference?

explicate | specify |

In lang=en terms the difference between explicate and specify

is that explicate is to explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze while specify is to bring about a specific result.

As verbs the difference between explicate and specify

is that explicate is to explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze while specify is to state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.

As an adjective explicate

is (obsolete) evolved; unfolded.

explicate

English

Verb

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

    Adjective

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

    specify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
  • To include in a specification.
  • To bring about a specific result.