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dilucidar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin dilūcidāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /diluθiˈdaɾ/ [d̪i.lu.θiˈð̞aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /dilusiˈdaɾ/ [d̪i.lu.siˈð̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: di‧lu‧ci‧dar

Verb

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dilucidar (first-person singular present dilucido, first-person singular preterite dilucidé, past participle dilucidado)

  1. (transitive) to elucidate, clarify
    Synonym: elucidar
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 20:
      El pueblo no relaciona en forma precisa a los Brujos con el Diablo. Cuando se le interroga sobre esto, manifiesta al principio perplejidad y luego indiferencia; con lo que demuestra que ni ha pensado de ese asunto, ni le importa dilucidarlo.
      The people do not relate Witches to the Devil in a precise way. When questioned about this, they exhibit at first confusion and then indifference, with which they demonstrate that they have neither thought about this matter, nor do they care to elucidate it
  2. (transitive) to clear up

Conjugation

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Further reading

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