Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make clear; elucidate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To elucidate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
elucidate ; toclarify .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dilucidate.
Examples
-
And shall only take notice of such whose experimental and judicious knowledge shall be employed, not to traduce or extenuate, but to explain and dilucidate, to add and ampliate, according to the laudable custom of the ancients in their sober promotions of learning.
Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an Appreciation Alexander Whyte 1878
-
Faustus and Helen does most conspicuously dilucidate the fermenting of the male and female dragon.
A Tale of a Tub Jonathan Swift 1706
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.