Definitions for "Explicate"
Evolved; unfolded.
To unfold; to expand; to lay open.
To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
to give a detailed explanation. Latin students may be asked, for instance, to explicate a reference to mythology, to Roman history, or to Roman religious celebrations in the context of the passage.