Literary notes about Elucidate (AI summary)
In literature, “elucidate” is employed as a refined means of clarifying complex subjects or mysteries. Authors use it to signal an intention to render something obscure more comprehensible—whether it is an abstract idea [1, 2, 3] or the intricacies of a narrative puzzle [4, 5, 6]. Its application frequently suggests a deliberate and methodical effort to throw light upon matters that are otherwise left in shadow, often bridging scholarly discourse with more accessible exposition [7, 8]. By invoking “elucidate,” writers invite readers into a process of deeper understanding, reinforcing the connection between explanation and enlightenment [9, 10].
- A well-known experiment has been adduced to elucidate this mode of action in explanation of the "trade winds."
— from Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir - These measures may assist fancy and elucidate facts.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - We shall elucidate the determination of this Idea of a natural purpose by an example, before we analyse it completely.
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant - “Well, am I not endeavouring to elucidate the mystery?”
— from The Red Room by William Le Queux - he asked mechanically, his brain still striving with the problem he wished to elucidate.
— from The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest - My Lords, I should like to take the liberty of asking the witness a few questions to elucidate the matter.
— from Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 6 by Various - By doing so I might elucidate the problem.
— from In White Raiment by William Le Queux - It is the task of this book to elucidate this apparent contradiction.
— from The Way of Initiation; or, How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner - How did he elucidate the mystery of an invisible attractive person, his wife Marion (Molly) Bloom, denoted by a visible splendid sign, a lamp?
— from Ulysses by James Joyce - "Go ahead and elucidate, Sherlock Holmes!"
— from Frank Armstrong at College by Matthew M. Colton
