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adjective
Date: 1649
serving to explicate; specifically serving to explain logically what is contained in the subject <an explicative proposition> • explicatively adverb
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Explicative — Ex pli*ca*tive, a. [Cf. F. explicatif.] Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
explicative — index demonstrative (illustrative), informative, informatory, interpretive, narrative, solvable Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
explicative — 1640s (adj.) having the function of explaining, from L. explicativus, from explicare (see EXPLICIT (Cf. explicit)). As a noun, from 1775 … Etymology dictionary
explicative — ● explicatif, explicative adjectif Qui explique, indique comment se servir d un appareil, d un remède, etc. : Notice explicative … Encyclopédie Universelle
explicative — adjective Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. The witness was explicative in explaining to the police what he saw. Syn: explicatory See Also: explicate, explication … Wiktionary
explicative — explicate ► VERB 1) analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. 2) analyse (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning. DERIVATIVES explication noun explicative adjective explicator noun explicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
explicative — explicatively, adv. /ek spli kay tiv, ik splik euh tiv/, adj. explanatory; interpretive. Also, explicatory /ek spli keuh tawr ee, tohr ee, ik splik euh /. [1620 30; < L explicativus. See EXPLICATE, IVE] * * * … Universalium
explicative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, expositive, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN … English dictionary for students
explicative — adj. explanatory, serving to interpret … English contemporary dictionary
explicative — ex·plic·a·tive … English syllables
