elucidate

Verb

Synonyms: clarify clear up clear shed light on crystallize crystallise crystalize crystalise straighten out sort out enlighten illuminate

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

make clear and (more) comprehensible“clarify the mystery surrounding her death”Synonyms: clarify clear up
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear“Could you clarify these remarks?”“Clear up the question of who is at fault”Synonyms: clear clear up shed light on crystallize crystallise crystalize crystalise straighten out sort out enlighten illuminate

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Elucidate \E*lu"ci*date\, 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]