eclaircise

English edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from eclaircissement,^[1] borrowed from French éclaircissement.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈklɛːˌsaɪz/, /eɪ-/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈklɛɹˌsaɪz/
Hyphenation: eclair‧cise

Verb edit

eclaircise (third-person singular simple present eclaircises, present participle eclaircising, simple past and past participle eclaircised)

(transitive, rare) To make clear; to clarify, to explain.
- 1870, Walt Whitman, “Passage to India”, in Leaves of Grass […], Philadelphia, Pa.: David McKay, publisher, […], published 1892, →OCLC, stanza 2, page 316:
  Passage O soul to India! / Eclaircise the myths Asiatic, the primitive fables.

Translations edit

to make clear — see clarify,‎ explain

References edit

^ “eclaircise, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1891.

[1] “eclaircise, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1891.

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