explicate
verb (used with object)
to make plain or clear; explain; interpret.
had explicated
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past perfectof explicate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Alas, he died in 2017 when he had explicated only the first third of the book.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
Leaving that issue aside, I wish the editorial writers had explicated precisely what form their recommended “recapitalization” of the banks would take.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2011
