Explain

verb

/ɛkˈspleɪn/

Word Frequency: 56.1

Definitions

1.verbTo make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

2.verbTo give a valid excuse for past behavior.

3.verbTo make flat, smooth out.

4.verbTo unfold or make visible.

5.verbTo make something plain or intelligible.

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