22 English Synonyms for EXPLAIN

Definition: 1. (transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length

There are 2 definitions of the word expound

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Definition: 1. Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.

There are 4 definitions of the word elaborate

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Definition: 1. (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnaissance.

There are 2 definitions of the word recce

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Definition: 1. A bed, a resting-place.

There are 21 definitions of the word couch

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Definition: 1. (obsolete, transitive) To decode or decipher.

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Definition: 1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.

There are 5 definitions of the word interpret

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Definition: 1. (idiomatic, transitive) To earn (money).

There are 2 definitions of the word bring home

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Definition: 1. (transitive) To represent in words.

There are 5 definitions of the word describe

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Definition: 1. (intransitive) To provide a simple and understandable explanation.

There are 2 definitions of the word spell it out

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Definition: 1. (transitive) To supply with light.

There are 2 definitions of the word enlighten

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Definition: 1. (obsolete) To make (something) lucid.

There are 3 definitions of the word elucidate

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Definition: 1. (obsolete) To glorify.

There are 3 definitions of the word clarify

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Definition: 1. Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

There are 15 definitions of the word direct

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Definition: 1. (transitive, obsolete) To open up, unfasten.

There are 4 definitions of the word disclose

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Definition: 1. To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.

There are 4 definitions of the word illustrate

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Definition: 1. To act as an informer; denounce.

There are 9 definitions of the word inform

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Definition: 1. (transitive) To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.

There are 6 definitions of the word instruct

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Definition: 1. (transitive, typography) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.

There are 8 definitions of the word justify

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Definition: 1. (transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.

There are 4 definitions of the word specify

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Definition: 1. (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.

There are 8 definitions of the word teach

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Definition: 1. (transitive)

There are 2 definitions of the word unravel

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Definition: 1. (transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.

There are 2 definitions of the word untangle

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