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Verb explain (third-person singular simple present explains, present participle explaining, simple past and past participle explained) (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. The issue was explained to the governor in detail.
- excuse Derived forms: explained, explaining, explains Type of: inform, justify, say, state, tell, vindicate Encyclopedia: Explain expiative expiator expiatory expiration expiration date expiratory expire expired expiry expiscate explain explainable explainer explanandum explanans explanation explanatory explant expletive explicable explicandum