elucidate
verb (used with object)
was elucidating
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past progressiveof elucidate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Far from dictating which terms should be used, he said, Le Petit Robert was elucidating the word’s meaning, now it is growing in currency nationwide.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
The most memorable parts of "The Jackie Look" weren't when she was elucidating the way Onassis has come to serve our cathartic need for a soignée image of catastrophe and survival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2015
But Davies was elucidating because he didn't pretend to be able to explain everything.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2013
The great man took him round his netted runs, and discoursed easily upon the principles that he was elucidating.
From Beside Still Waters by Arthur Christopher Benson
