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explain
(/I/k'spl/eI/n )

verb (v)

  • make plain and comprehensible(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He explained the laws of physics to his students.
    Synonym:
    explicate
    source: wordnet30
  • define(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean.
    source: wordnet30
  • serve as a reason or cause or justification of(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again.
    Synonym:
    excuse
    source: wordnet30
  • To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To give an explanation.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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