explained
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Synonyms:
made clear, interpreted, elucidated, obvious Collocations, related Collocations, told, illuminated, clarified, accounted for, justified, excused, detailed Collocations, deciphered, decoded, demystified, unravelled , unraveled
explain
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Sense: Verb: describe
Synonyms:
describe Collocations, offer an explanation, give an explanation, express sth in words, put sth in words, spell out, explicate, clarify Collocations, interpret, elucidate, illustrate Collocations, illuminate, make clear, make plain, expound, untangle, unravel Collocations, unfold Collocations, clear up, elaborate on, go into detail about, put sth in plain English, shed light on, cast light on
Sense: Verb: make sense of
Synonyms:
give meaning to, assign a meaning to, define Collocations, decipher , solve Collocations, figure out, work out, get to the bottom of , make sense of, find the sense in
Sense: Verb: give reasons for
Synonyms:
justify, rationalize, rationalise , give a justification for, give a rationale for, make excuses for, give reasons for, explain away, account for
Sense: Verb: be the reason for
Synonyms:
be the reason for, be the reason why, be why, be behind, be the long and short of, account for, be responsible for