explain

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɪkˈspleɪn/]

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1. explain (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

Example: The issue was explained to the governor in detail.

2. explain (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To give the reason for, justification for, or cause of.

Example: It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].

3. explain (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To make flat, smooth out.

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