What is another word for explain?

Common synonyms for explain include explicate.

What is the past tense of explain?

The past tense of explain is explained.

Words that rhyme with explain include main, pain, campaign, train, brain, remain.

/ɪkˈspleɪn/verb2 syllables

Explain means: make plain and comprehensible.

verb, as in make plain and comprehensible

explicate

verb, as in serve as a reason or cause or justification of

also used for explain

expound, elaborate, recce, elucidate, bring home, account for, absolve, clarify, describe, direct, disclose, illustrate, inform, instruct, justify

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verb

make plain and comprehensible“He explained the laws of physics to his students”

serve as a reason or cause or justification of“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”

define“The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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I'd explain it to you, but your brain would explode.darinmex
Come on, you have to explain it again to him.unknown
Pardon me, would you explain to me the importance of this phrase?awynands
If you explain everything in medical jargon, it's impossible that everyone understands immediately.Dejo
If not, how do you explain the acceleration?al_ex_an_der
If you can't explain it easily, you don't yet understand it.Spamster
I wanted to explain what had happened, but no one would listen.CK
That's obvious, you don't need to explain it.etala

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