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March 13, 2022

Word of the Day: Elucidate

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Word of the Day : March 13, 2022

elucidate \ih-LOO-suh-dayt\ verb

What It Means

Elucidate means "to make something that is hard to understand clear or easy to understand."

// The author elucidates complex ideas to a general audience.

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Aired March 13, 2022

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