[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

elucidate \elu"cidate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. elucidated; p.
   pr.  vb. n. elucidating. ll. elucidatus, p. p. of
   elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. see lucid.
   to make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to
   illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
   1913 webster
see also:
elucidated elucidating lucid 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

elucidate
     v 1: make clear and more comprehensible; "clarify the mystery
          surrounding her death" syn: clarify, clear up
          ant: obfuscate
     2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "could
        you clarify these remarks?"; "clear up the question of who
        is at fault" syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize,
         crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten
        out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate
see also:
clarify clear up obfuscate clear shed light on crystallize 
crystallise crystalize crystalise straighten out sort out 
enlighten illuminate 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 moby thesaurus words for "elucidate":
   account for, allegorize, annotate, clarify, clear, clear up, crack,
   decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, enlighten, euhemerize,
   exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, expound,
   get across, get over, give reason for, give the meaning,
   illuminate, illustrate, make clear, make it clear, make plain,
   popularize, prove, put across, put over, rationalize,
   shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve,
   spell out, throw light upon, unfold, unlock, unravel, vulgarize

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