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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Explain \Ex*plain"\ ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Explained([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Explaining.]
[L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out +
plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF.
esplaner, explaner. See Plain,a., and cf. Esplanade.]
1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. [Obs.]
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The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its
leaf. --Evelyn.
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2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of
obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the
meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible.
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Commentators to explain the difficult passages to
you. --Gay.
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To explain away, to get rid of by explanation. ``Those
explain the meaning quite away.'' --Pope.
Syn: To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Explain \Ex*plain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Explaining.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out,
explain; ex out+plandare to make level or plain, planus
plain: cf. OF. esplaner, explaner. See Plain,a., and cf.
Esplanade.]
1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. [Obs.]
The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its
leaf. --Evelyn.
2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of
obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the
meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible.
Commentators to explain the difficult passages to
you. --Gay.
To explain away, to get rid of by explanation. ``Those
explain the meaning quite away.'' --Pope.
Syn: To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up.
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
to explain away /tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn ɐwˈeɪ/
kimagyaráz vmit
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