to elucidate someone's reasoning

Examples

• All

• In her report, she attempted to elucidate the committee's reasoning for rejecting the proposal.

• Can you elucidate her reasoning?

• Could you elucidate your reasoning for choosing this particular method over others?

• I need to elucidate his reasoning further.

• Could you elucidate your reasoning for choosing this particular method over others?

• The professor encouraged the student to elucidate his reasoning behind each answer during the oral exam.

• In her report, she attempted to elucidate the committee's reasoning for rejecting the proposal.

Synonyms

E

to explain

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

∞ 1.0

To make something clear by describing it in simple words

focuses more narrowly on explaining how a person arrived at their views

S

to spell out

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

79 3.5

To explain something clearly and in detail

targets revealing another person's internal reasoning rather than general clarification

E

to elaborate

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

79 4.2

To give more details or explain something more fully

narrows this to making someone else's reasoning clear rather than just adding detail

I

to illuminate

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

51 4.8

To make something clear or easier to understand

is concerned specifically with clarifying another person's internal reasoning process

S

to shed light on

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

26 3.9

To help people understand something by explaining it

instead targets the explanation of how someone reached their conclusions

E

to expound

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

• Formal

20 7.3

Explain something in detail so people understand it

concentrates on exposing another person's detailed chain of thought

P

to provide insight into

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

12 3.9

Help people understand a topic more clearly

limits this to revealing the steps of another person's thinking process

E

to elucidate

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

• Formal

11 6.8

To explain something so it is easy to understand

is more specific in clarifying a particular person's chain of thought

D

to delineate

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

• Formal

5 6.8

To describe something clearly and in detail

is focused instead on clarifying the steps of a person's thinking

E

to explicate

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

• Formal

3 7.4

To explain something clearly in detail

aims instead to clarify an individual's internal reasoning step by step

U

to unpack someone's thoughts

vsto elucidate someone's reasoning

6.1

To think about and explain your ideas clearly to yourself or others

focuses specifically on making another person's thought process clear in detail

Antonyms

C

to confuse

266 1.9

Make someone unable to think clearly or make something hard to understand

How Clear

to unpack someone's thoughts

6.1

to elucidate someone's reasoning

• Formal

7.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology