Expliciteren
Example: De filosoof moest zijn argumenten duidelijk expliciteren tijdens het debat.
Definition
"Expliciteren" means to make something clear or explicit, especially ideas or arguments. In philosophy, it involves carefully expressing or clarifying thoughts so that they are fully understood, like the philosopher who must expliciteren his arguments during a debate.
Etymology
The word "expliciteren" comes from the Latin 'explicare,' meaning to unfold or explain. It entered Dutch as a verb meaning to make something explicit or clear. Did you know? The root 'plicare' means to fold, so expliciteren literally means to unfold ideas.
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"Expliciteren" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Philosophy - (C2) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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