explain
I
verb
account for, annotate, assign a meaning to, cause to be understood, clarify, clear of obscurity, clear up, decipher, define, demonstrate, describe, disentangle, elucidate, enlighten, enucleate, exemplify, expedire, explanare, explicate, exponere, expound, give reason for, illuminate, illustrate, increase clarity, interpret, make clear, make evident, make explicit, make manifest, make plain, manifest, offer an explanation, paraphrase, point out, popularize, put across, put in other words, rephrase, restate, reveal, shed light upon, show, simplify, solve, specify, spell out, teach, tell how, throw light upon, translate, unfold, unravel, unscramble, untangle
II
index
annunciate, argue, clarify, comment, construe (comprehend), construe (translate), convey (communicate), define, depict, describe, detail (particularize), discourse, discuss, educate, elucidate, enlighten, enunciate, explicate, exposit, expound, illustrate, inform (notify), instruct (teach), interject, interpret, justify, manifest, rationalize, reason (persuade), respond, reveal, review, simplify (clarify), solve, speak, specify, support (justify), trace (delineate)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006