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    [Verb]  | "ex*plain" | \ ik-ˈsplān \


    1: to make known

    2: to make plain or understandable

    3: to give the reason for or cause of

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English explanen, from Latin explanare, literally, to make level, from ex- + planus level, flat {mat|floor|};

    [Verb]  | "explain away" 


    1: to get rid of by or as if by explanation

    2: to minimize the significance of by or as if by explanation

    Origin: 1688 ;

    [Idiom]  | "hasten to add/say/explain (etc.)" 


    1: to immediately say something in order to prevent confusion or misunderstanding

    [Verb]  | "explain" 


    1: to make plain or understandable;


      * e.g., " ... a pamphlet that explains the medical procedure in language that any layperson can understand "




    2: to give the reason for or cause of;


      * e.g., " ... can you explain your very odd behavior at the wedding reception? "



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    [Verb]  | "explain away" 


    1: to give the reason for or cause of;


      * e.g., " ... after the surprise attack, military leaders struggled to explain away the nation's unpreparedness "



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    2: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;


      * e.g., " ... tried to explain away his adulterous affairs by saying that men are promiscuous by nature "



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