Explicar
Example: El profesor explicó la lección con mucha claridad.
Definition
"Explicar" means to make an idea, situation, or fact clear and understandable by describing it in detail or revealing its meaning, as in the example phrase where the teacher clarified the lesson with great clarity.
Etymology
The word "explicar" comes from the Latin verb explicare, which means to unfold or make clear. Did you know it originally implied unfolding something tightly folded, like a scroll, to reveal its content? Over time, it came to mean clarifying or explaining.
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"Explicar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (Mixed) - set 1", containing 20 commonly used words.
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