What part of speech is explicated?

Explicated can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

• 1. explicated is a verb, past participle of explicate (infinitive).
• 2. explicated is a verb, past simple of explicate (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

• Infinitive

  Present

  Simple Past

  Past Participle

  Gerund
• (to) explicate 

  explicate  / explicates 

  explicated 

  explicated 

  explicating 

• Infinitive: (to) explicate 
• Present: explicate  / explicates 
• Simple Past: explicated 
• Past Participle: (have) explicated 
• Gerund: explicating 

What does explicated mean?