explain
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1. serve as a reason or cause or justification of (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | justify, vindicate, |
| definition | : | show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | alibi, |
| definition | : | exonerate by means of an alibi (verb.communication) |
2. make plain and comprehensible (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | interpret, rede, |
| definition | : | give an interpretation or explanation to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | account for, |
| definition | : | give reasons for (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | naturalize, |
| definition | : | explain with reference to nature (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | comment, |
| definition | : | explain or interpret something (verb.communication) |
3. define (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | say, state, tell, |
| definition | : | express in words (verb.communication) |
4. serve as a reason or cause or justification of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | explanation, |
| definition | : | the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible (noun.communication) |
5. make plain and comprehensible (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | explication, |
| definition | : | a detailed explanation of the meaning of something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explanation, |
| definition | : | the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explication, |
| definition | : | the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explanatory, |
| definition | : | serving or intended to explain or make clear (adj.all) |
6. define (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | account, explanation, |
| definition | : | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explanatory, |
| definition | : | serving or intended to explain or make clear (adj.all) |
7. serve as a reason or cause or justification of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | explanation, |
| definition | : | the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible (noun.communication) |
8. make plain and comprehensible (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | explication, |
| definition | : | a detailed explanation of the meaning of something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explanation, |
| definition | : | the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explication, |
| definition | : | the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc. (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explanatory, |
| definition | : | serving or intended to explain or make clear (adj.all) |
9. define (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | account, explanation, |
| definition | : | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | explanatory, |
| definition | : | serving or intended to explain or make clear (adj.all) |
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