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[ verb ] make plain and comprehensible
Synonyms Examples "He explained the laws of physics to his students" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` If you kick too_much , your leg gets kinda dead '' , he explained . `` He 's looking a_lot better , and he 's able to run '' , Meek explained . `` We always like to keep the ball as much as we can against Denver because they have such an explosive attack '' , explained Stram . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)There is no use trying to `` Explain '' to a 2 - year old . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)London explains that the very distinct directional effect in the Phase 4 series is due in large part to their novel methods of microphoning and recording the music on a number of separate tape channels . Related terms inform interpret account_for clarify comment naturalize explication |
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[ verb ] define
Examples "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Mr._Kahler went_on to explain how Hausman 's fox_terrier had been `` making '' in his flower_beds . Related terms |
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[ verb ] serve as a reason or cause or justification of
Synonyms Examples "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work" "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again" Used in print (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)A difference between subspecies might explain the great range in size . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)This explains some group ends and provides a justification of their primacy . Related terms |
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