Elucidate

verb/əˈlusəˌdeɪt/rhetoric

Definition

Make something clear; explain.

Etymology

From Late Latin ēlūcidātus, perfect passive participle of ēlūcidō (“to lighten, enlighten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ē(x)- (“out, from”) +‎ lūcidus (“bright, clear, understandable”) +‎ -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), literally “to make light of (something)”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”). Compare French élucider.

Synonyms

explain, explicate

In a sentence

Let me elucidate the tradeoffs before we vote.