explicate

/ˈɛksplɪkeɪt/
verb
  1. To explain or analyze something in detail, especially a text, idea, or theory.
    • The report explicates the reasons behind the company's decline in sales.
    • In his lecture, the philosopher explicated the concept of justice in ancient Greece.
    • The teacher asked the students to explicate the poem line by line.
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