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		nartho 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Menstrual tracking app data is gold mine for adver... This is the correct use of elucidate, "to make light of". Perfectly cromulent.

davkan 3 months ago [–]

While OP’s usage of elucidate was accurate, your definition is off. Perhaps you were thinking of “to shed light on”?

“To make light of“ would be to downplay the significance of something.

nartho 3 months ago | [–]

You're right. I meant to make lucid.

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