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How to pronounce “elucidate”

“elucidate” is pronounced /ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt/ (i-LOO-suh-dayt) in American English and /ɪluːsɪdeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “lu”.
The sound

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elucidate

/ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪluːsɪdeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. ɪɪ
  2. lulustress
  3. səsə
  4. deɪtdeɪt
IPA (American)
/ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɪluːsɪdeɪt/
Respelling
i-LOO-suh-dayt
Syllables
4 — ɪ-LU-sə-deɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-LU-sə-deɪt. “lu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt/

British

/ɪluːsɪdeɪt/

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Meaning

What “elucidate” means

  1. verb

    make clear and (more) comprehensible

    “clarify the mystery surrounding her death”

  2. verb

    make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

    “Could you clarify these remarks?”

Say it in a sentence

“Could you elucidate the second point in your letter?”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort illulong oossəschwaddeɪlong att

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Questions

“elucidate”, answered

How do you pronounce “elucidate”?

“elucidate” is pronounced /ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt/ (i-LOO-suh-dayt) in American English and /ɪluːsɪdeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “lu”. Build it as ɪ-LU-sə-deɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “elucidate” have?

4: ɪ · lu · sə · deɪt. The beat lands on the second, “lu”.

Is “elucidate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɪˈlusəˌdeɪt/ (i-LOO-suh-dayt); British English says /ɪluːsɪdeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “elucidate” mean?

As a verb: make clear and (more) comprehensible For example: “clarify the mystery surrounding her death” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “elucidate”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪ-LU-sə-deɪt. “lu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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