E-lū'çi-dāte, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. ELUCIDATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ELUCIDATING.] [L. Lat. elucidare, elucidatum, from lucidus, full of light, clear; Fr. élucider. See LUCID.] To make clear or manifest; to explain; to remove obscurity from, and render intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.