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    ex·plain
    [ikˈsplān]
    verb
    explaining (present participle)
    1. make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas:
      "they explained that their lives centered on the religious rituals" · "he explained the situation" · "“my daddy has spells,” Ben explained"
      • account for (an action or event) by giving a reason as excuse or justification:
        "Callie found it necessary to explain her blackened eye" · "he makes athletes explain why they made a mistake" · "she had tried to explain about Adam, hadn't she?"
      • be the cause of or motivating factor for:
        "her father's violence explains her pacifism" · "this would explain why so many adult children still live with their parents"
      • (explain something away)
        minimize the significance of an embarrassing fact or action by giving an excuse or justification:
        "they know stories about me that I can't explain away"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin explanare, based on planus ‘plain’.
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    verb
    1. make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas:
      describe
      spell out
      elucidate
      expound
      explicate
      delineate
      clarify
      unfold
      throw light on
      clear up
      simplify
      gloss
      interpret
      decipher
      decode
      translate
      demonstrate
      show
      teach
      illustrate
      unravel
      untangle
      resolve
      solve
      get across
      get over
      give an explanation of
      make clear/plain/intelligible
      put into words
      express in words
      Opposite:
      obscure
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