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explain
verb, tr & intr explained, explaining
    1. To make something clear or easy to understand.
      Thesaurus: explicate, elucidate, illustrate, demonstrate, clarify, define, interpret, translate.
    2. To give, or be, a reason for or account for.
      Thesaurus: account for, justify, excuse.
    3a. To justify (oneself or one's actions);
      Form: explain oneself
    3b. To clarify one's meaning or intention.
      Form: explain oneself
Derivative: explainable
adj
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin explanare to make flat.

    Phrasal Verb: explain something away
      To dismiss it or lessen its importance by explanation.


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