Explicitize

//ɪkˈsplɪsɪˌtaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make explicit

    "Very often it is completely unnecessary (and thus even disruptive) to explicitize exactly what one means."

Synonyms

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callclarifyclarifyilluminateparticularizespecify

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"Very often it is completely unnecessary (and thus even disruptive) to explicitize exactly what one means."

Etymology

From explicit + -ize.

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