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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 ;

    [Verb]  | "explains" 


    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" 


    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]  | "explains 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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    [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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     [ "explain" ]

    1: You cant really explain explain. In fact its hard too. Basically your just saying something... yeah you really cant explain it.

      * e.g.,  ... Mom: Explain why you had sex on your screen? You: I switched to porn because it would be easier to explain. Mom: Ass munch doesn't understand how to be safe on the internet OR Guy: Explain explain. Guy2: .... Guy: Spit it out! Guy2: Well your pretty much saying something or why you did something like going on porn Guy: Oh ok! 

     [ "explained" ]

    1: I am explaining the definition of the word explained.

      * e.g.,  ... I need help explaining how to milk a cow!!!! Somebody... anybody... HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The lady dosent think I explained it good enough. 

     [ "Explainate" ]

    1: To give an intoxicated explanation, typically one that is very drawn out, frequently goes off topic, and in the end does even make sense to personal explainating

      * e.g.,  ... She just doesn't get it... I tried to explainate it to her, but she just doesn't get it 

     [ "Explainative" ]

    1: Having to explain your expletive.

      * e.g.,  ... After dropping an F-Bomb at a live school board meeting, the school board member explainatively placed blame on a whiney dog. 

     [ "Explain" ]

    1: The expression used to confirm another human's or alien's statement. If not sure of what the person is saying, ask them to explain themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... ".........Explain......." 

     [ "Explain" ]

    1: To tell someone about something, like whats it for, whats it do, how much it costs. That's pretty much it.

      * e.g.,  ... I will explain why I always pick the people: 

     [ "explaination" ]

    1: An explanation that makes a discussed situation less plain by complicating what's apparent. Also describes the process of looking a gift horse in the mouth and naming each tooth, after you bring it home of course. That's appreciation. Often used by doctors, lawyers, and sociologically sane scientists for profit. (The mad ones do it just for the kicks). When "It works, just because," is no longer an acceptable explanation due to decreased intimidation and a refusal to settle.

      * e.g.,  ... "I've just invented a new word!" 

     [ "Explain" ]

    1: To give an answer to a question

      * e.g.,  ... Sam said "Can you explain what fuck means" His Father said"Fucking is how you were born, it took alot of Cum and dick power to make you, so don't let it go to waste." 

     [ "Fish-Explaining" ]

    1: Fish-Explaining

      * e.g.,  ...  After Mitt Romney’s televised speech I couldn’t help but feel that the whole thing had been little more than Fish-Explaining. There had been a lot of enthusiastic buzz-words but little had been actually communicated.  


     [ "Fish-Explaining" ]

    2: (Verb)

      * e.g.,  ... My mother-in-law forgot for the moment that I did not speak any Turkish. After she finished excitedly saying whatever it was she was saying I could only ask her what all her fish-explaining had been about.  


     [ "Fish-Explaining" ]

    3: Speaking quickly and without articulation and with great enthusiasm.

      * e.g.,  ... The baby was incapable of speaking English but that didn’t stop him from enthusiastically telling anyone who would listen about the fish he was pointing at when visiting the New England Aquarium. I smiled at his gibbering antics- this was true fish-explaining. 


     [ "Fish-Explaining" ]

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     [ "Fish-Explaining" ]

    5: Speaking to someone in a language they do not understand- with great enthusiasm.


     [ "Fish-Explaining" ]

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     [ "Fish-Explaining" ]

    7: Enthusiastically speaking without truly communicating anything, oftentimes in reference to a political speech.

     [ "Please explain" ]

    1: The iconic war-cry of Australia's most lauded political idiot, Pauline Hanson.

      * e.g.,  ... Interviewer: Are you xenophobic? 

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