explain
Verb
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Make plain and comprehensible (synset 200941308)
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"hypernym: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event tohyponym:
- interpret, rede - give an interpretation or explanation to
- account for - give reasons for
- naturalize - explain with reference to nature
- clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible
- comment - explain or interpret something
synonym: explicate -
Define (synset 201067478)
"The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
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Serve as a reason or cause or justification of (synset 200894956)
"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"hyponym: alibi - exonerate by means of an alibisynonym: excuse
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