1. explaining or analyzing something in detail to make it clear
Usage: present participle of explicate; formal

Examples

• The professor spent the entire lecture explicating the complex theorem.
• She is explicating the poem’s hidden meanings for her students.
• The critic was explicating the symbolism in the novel.
• He had difficulty explicating his research findings to the committee.
• The teacher is explicating each step of the mathematical proof.
• They are explicating the historical context of the document.