Etymological root

plicare

Latin

# plicare

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** plicare-2

## Words From This Root
- replication - the action of copying or reproducing something
- explicate - to analyze and develop in detail; to explain fully
- implicit - implied though not plainly expressed; absolute and unquestioning
- pliable - easily bent without breaking; easily influenced
- pliant - bending readily; supple or easily influenced
- complicatedness - the quality of being intricate and difficult to understand
- explicator - a person who explains or interprets, especially a text
- implicative - tending to imply or involve something by inference
- implicitness - the quality of being implied rather than directly stated
- plight - a difficult or unfortunate situation
- simplex - consisting of or permitting only one part, direction, or operation
- applicate - applied or put to a particular use; in geometry, an applied ordinate
- applier - a person or device that applies something
- employable - having skills or qualities that make one suitable for work
- explication - a detailed analysis or explanation of a text or idea
- exploiter - a person who takes unfair advantage of others for gain
- exploitive - taking unfair advantage of people or resources
- inapplicable - not relevant or appropriate to a particular situation
- replicate - to make an exact copy of, or reproduce a result or process
- uncomplicated - simple and easy to understand or deal with

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Words from this root(20)

replication C2+

/ˌrɛpləˈkeɪʃən/ the action of copying or reproducing something Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛksplɪˌkeɪt/ to analyze and develop in detail; to explain fully Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ implied though not plainly expressed; absolute and unquestioning Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈplaɪəbəl/ easily bent without breaking; easily influenced Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈplaɪənt/ bending readily; supple or easily influenced Meaning Off Sound Off

complicatedness C2+

/ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪdnəs/ the quality of being intricate and difficult to understand Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛksplɪkeɪtər/ a person who explains or interprets, especially a text Meaning Off Sound Off

implicative C2+

/ɪmˈplɪkətɪv/ tending to imply or involve something by inference Meaning Off Sound Off

implicitness C2+

/ɪmˈplɪsɪtnəs/ the quality of being implied rather than directly stated Meaning Off Sound Off

/plaɪt/ a difficult or unfortunate situation Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪmplɛks/ consisting of or permitting only one part, direction, or operation Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæplɪˌkeɪt/ applied or put to a particular use; in geometry, an applied ordinate Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈplaɪɚ/ a person or device that applies something Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/ having skills or qualities that make one suitable for work Meaning Off Sound Off

explication C2+

/ˌɛksplɪˈkeɪʃən/ a detailed analysis or explanation of a text or idea Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɚ/ a person who takes unfair advantage of others for gain Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪv/ taking unfair advantage of people or resources Meaning Off Sound Off

inapplicable C2+

/ɪnˈæplɪkəbəl/ not relevant or appropriate to a particular situation Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈrɛpləˌkeɪt/ to make an exact copy of, or reproduce a result or process Meaning Off Sound Off

uncomplicated C2+

/ʌnˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/ simple and easy to understand or deal with Meaning Off Sound Off

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