different between elucidate vs hermeneutic

English

Etymology

From Late Latin ?l?cid?tus, perfect passive participle of ?l?cid? (“clarify”), from Latin ex- and l?cidus (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??lu?.s?.de??t/
• (US) enPR: ?-lo?o'-s?-d?t

Verb

elucidate (third-person singular simple present elucidates, present participle elucidating, simple past and past participle elucidated)

1. (transitive) To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon.
   • 1817, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, ch. 13:

     The business, however, though not perfectly elucidated by this speech, soon ceased to be a puzzle.

   • 1960, "Medicine: Unmasking the Brain," Time, 4 April:

     [P]hysicians at the annual meeting of the American Academy of General Practice were fascinated by a 3-ft. model showing the brain's components in 20 layers of translucent plastic, and wired for colored lights to elucidate some of its workings.

   • 2004, David Bernstein, “Philosophy Hitches a Ride With ‘The Sopranos’,” New York Times, 13 April (retrieved 19 Aug. 2009):

     The new Sopranos volume has 17 essays that examine the television show and elucidate concepts from classical philosophers, including Aristotle, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Sun Tzu and Plato.

   Synonyms: explicate, illuminate

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Translations

Italian

Verb

elucidate

1. second-person plural present indicative of elucidare
2. second-person plural imperative of elucidare

Participle

elucidate

1. feminine plural of the past participle of elucidare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e?.lu?.ki?da?.te/, [e???u?k??d?ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.lu.t??i?da.te/, [?lut??i?d???t??]

Verb

?l?cid?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?l?cid?

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????????? (herm?neutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from ???????? (herm?neús, “interpreter”).

Adjective

hermeneutic (comparative more hermeneutic, superlative most hermeneutic)

1. That explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates.

Derived terms

• hermeneutic circle
• hermeneutics

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Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French herméneutique.

Adjective

hermeneutic m or n (feminine singular hermeneutic?, masculine plural hermeneutici, feminine and neuter plural hermeneutice)

1. hermeneutic

Declension