What is "explain" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "explain": make plain and comprehensible

Verb

Pronunciation in US: /ɪkˈspleɪ̯n/

Pronunciation in UK: /ɪkˈspleɪ̯n/, /ɛkˈspleɪ̯n/

Meaning of "explain": define

Verb

Pronunciation in US: /ɪkˈspleɪ̯n/

Pronunciation in UK: /ɪkˈspleɪ̯n/, /ɛkˈspleɪ̯n/

Meaning of "explain": serve as a reason or cause or justification of

Verb

Pronunciation in US: /ɪkˈspleɪ̯n/

Pronunciation in UK: /ɪkˈspleɪ̯n/, /ɛkˈspleɪ̯n/

Synonyms:

disclose, reveal, analyze, expound, read, illustrate, describe, define, spell out, clarify, resolve, solve, demonstrate, point out, tell, interpret, justify, untangle, paraphrase, diagram, render, rationalize, elucidate, manifest, annotate, excuse, unravel, refine, unfold, explicate, teach, translate, decipher, construe, account for, bring out, clear up, get across, break down, go into detail, make plain, put across, put in plain English, set right, throw light upon,

Antonyms:

conceal, hide, misrepresent, distort, misunderstand, tangle, obscure, mystify, withhold, stagnate, complicate, perplex, confuse, question, wonder, cloud, be vague,