Explicate and Define

verb

• Make plain and comprehensible.
  • usage: "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
  • synonyms: explain
• Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.
  • usage: "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
  • synonyms: formulate, develop

• (v.t.) To unfold; to expand; to lay open.
• (a.) Evolved; unfolded.
• (v.t.) To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.

verb

• Determine the essential quality of.
  • synonyms: specify, delineate, delimit, delimitate
• Give a definition for the meaning of a word.
  • usage: "Define `sadness'"
• Determine the nature of.
  • usage: "What defines a good wine"
• Show the form or outline of.
  • usage: "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
  • synonyms: delineate
• Decide upon or fix definitely.
  • usage: "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
  • synonyms: specify, set, determine, fix, limit

• (v.i.) To determine; to decide.
• (v.t.) To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
• (v.t.) To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase or a scientific term.
• (v.t.) To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
• (v.t.) To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.