explaining

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  explain 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  explain 
 
  Sense  1 
  explain,  explicate 
  =>  interpret 
  =>  account  for 
  =>  naturalize 
  =>  clarify,  clear  up  elucidate 
  =>  comment 
 
  Sense  3 
  excuse,  explain 
  =>  alibi 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  explain 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  explain 
 
  Sense  1 
  explain,  explicate 
  =>  interpret 
  =>  deconstruct 
  =>  reinterpret,  re-explain 
  =>  commentate 
  =>  misinterpret 
  =>  gloss,  comment 
  =>  commentate 
  =>  account  for 
  =>  naturalize 
  =>  clarify,  clear  up  elucidate 
  =>  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
  =>  detail 
  =>  set  forth,  expound,  exposit 
  =>  describe,  depict,  draw 
  =>  represent 
  =>  delineate 
  =>  sketch,  outline,  adumbrate 
  =>  block  out 
  =>  premise 
  =>  exemplify,  illustrate,  instance 
  =>  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
  =>  spell  out 
  =>  disambiguate 
  =>  comment 
  =>  secondguess 
  =>  diskjockey,  DJ 
 
  Sense  3 
  excuse,  explain 
  =>  alibi 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  explain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  explain 
 
  3  senses  of  explain 
 
  Sense  1 
  explain,  explicate 
  =>  inform 
 
  Sense  2 
  explain 
  =>  state,  say  tell 
 
  Sense  3 
  excuse,  explain 
  =>  justify,  vindicate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  explain 
 
  explain  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  explain 
 
  Sense  1 
  explain,  explicate 
  =>  inform 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  explain 
  =>  state,  say  tell 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  excuse,  explain 
  =>  justify,  vindicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  explain 
 
  The  verb  explain  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (114)  explain,  explicate  --  (give  an  explanation  for) 
  2.  (12)  explain  --  (state  by  way  of  explanation) 
  3.  (7)  excuse,  explain  --  (serve  as  an  excuse  for) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  explain 
 
  The  verb  explain  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (114)  explain,  explicate  --  (give  an  explanation  for) 
  2.  (12)  explain  --  (state  by  way  of  explanation) 
  3.  (7)  excuse,  explain  --  (serve  as  an  excuse  for) 

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