• (v. t.) To unfold; to expand; to lay open. • (a.) Evolved; unfolded. • (v. t.) To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/explicate/
Ex'pli·cate adjective [ Latin explicatus , past participle of explicare .] Evolved; unfolded. Jer. Taylor. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/92