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explicitize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˈsplɪsɪˌtaɪz/

Etymology

From explicit + -ize.

Meanings

  1. To make explicit
    • One of the ways we explicitize our view of happiness is to talk about our view of a “successful life”. 2000, Robert J. Spitzer, Robin A. Bernhoft, Camille E. De Blasi, Healing the Culture, →ISBN, page 127:
    • Very often it is completely unnecessary (and thus even disruptive) to explicitize exactly what one means. 1984, Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst, Speech Acts in Argumentative Discussions: A Theoretical Model for the Analysis of Discussions Directed towards Solving Conflicts of Opinion, . Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 119:
    • It is not enough to merely explicitize tacit knowledge. Rather, tacit knowledge has to be put in some sort of system to be useful. 2001, Linda Kyle Stromei, Creating Mentoring and Coaching Programs, page 24:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
explicitizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
explicitise alternative lexicographic
explicitized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
explicitized Tense=Past lexicographic
explicitizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

clarify · specify