Synonyms for explain


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ik-spleyn
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspleɪn

Top 10 synonyms for explain Other synonyms for the word explain

Définition of explain

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin explanare "to make level, smooth out;" also "to explain, make clear" (see explanation).
  • Originally explane, spelling altered by influence of plain. Also see plane (v.2). In 17c., occasionally used more literally, of the unfolding of material things: Evelyn has buds that "explain into leaves" ["Sylva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions," 1664]. Related: Explained; explaining; explains.
  • verb make clear; give a reason for
Example sentences :
  • Don't mind him, dad—I know all about it, I tell you—I'll explain later to you.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Lucas spoke to him in Flemish to explain his own return with the English prentice.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • But before you start to read let me explain what I intend to do.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Nothin' you could understand; you need a mother to explain things to you.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "I'll have to explain," she smiled as she introduced him to Evelyn.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • You're going to explain it all to me this afternoon, aren't you?
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • "Come down to the crick with me after tea, and I'll explain," said Will.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Which of the two, then, would our author want to explain metaphorically?
  • Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III] » by Benedict of Spinoza
  • Give him this letter when he comes home, it will explain the circumstances to him.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • The preacher was trying to explain to us the eternal duration of God's punishment.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Antonyms for explain

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