explain
(verb)
verb
1. make plain and comprehensible
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
Similar word(s): explicate
Definition categories: communication, inform
2. define
- The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
Definition categories: communication, say, state, tell
3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
Similar word(s): excuse
Definition categories: communication, justify, vindicate
Sentences with explain as a verb:
- To explain a chapter of the Bible.