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  • 61expository — [adj] descriptive critical, disquisitional, elucidative, exegetic, explanatory, explicative, explicatory, hermeneutic, illustrative, informative, interpretive; concept 267 …

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  • 62informative — [adj] educational advisory, chatty, communicative, descriptive, edifying, educative, elucidative, enlightening, explanatory, forthcoming, gossipy, illuminating, informational, instructional, instructive, newsy, revealing, revelatory, significant; …

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  • 63ar(e)-ĝ- (arĝ-?), r̥ĝi- (*her-(e)-ĝ-) —     ar(e) ĝ (arĝ ?), r̥ĝi (*her (e) ĝ )     English meaning: glittering, white, fast     Deutsche Übersetzung: “glänzend, weißlich”     Note: O.Ind. r̥ji pyá “ darting along “ epithet of the bird syená (“eagle, falcon”), Av. ǝrǝzi fya (cf. Gk …

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  • 64elucidate — [ə lo͞o′sə dāt΄, ilo͞o′sə dāt΄] vt., vi. elucidated, elucidating [< LL elucidatus, pp. of elucidare, to make light or clear < L e , out + lucidus: see LUCID] to make clear (esp. something abstruse); explain SYN. EXPLAIN elucidation n.… …

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  • 65crystalise — verb 1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑shed light on, ↑crystallize, ↑crystallise, ↑ …

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  • 66crystalize — verb 1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑shed light on, ↑crystallize, ↑crystallise, ↑ …

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  • 67crystallise — verb 1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑shed light on, ↑crystallize, ↑crystalize, ↑ …

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  • 68elucidate — v.tr. throw light on; explain. Derivatives: elucidation n. elucidative adj. elucidator n. elucidatory adj. Etymology: LL elucidare (as E , LUCID) …

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  • 69shed light on — verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (Freq. 2) Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑crystallize, ↑crystallise, ↑ …

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  • 70sort out — verb 1. arrange or order by classes or categories (Freq. 3) How would you classify these pottery shards are they prehistoric? • Syn: ↑classify, ↑class, ↑sort, ↑assort, ↑separate • Derivationally relate …

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