elucidate
to make clear
Roots
Other words with the luc / lum root
- illuminate: to light up or make clear
- illumination: light; clarification or understanding
- lucid: clear and easy to understand
- luminous: giving off light; bright
- pellucid: very clear; allowing light through
- translucent: letting light through but not fully clear
Elucidate is explain as lighting-up: the idea was dim, then someone turns the lamp on.
One diagram helped elucidate the argument better than another paragraph could.
Elucidate is the teacher move inside the light family. You are not merely talking more; you are adding enough light that the shape of the idea can finally be seen.