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v. 1 interpret, define, explicate, detail, delineate, make plain, simplify, spell out, resolve, get across, clarify, clear up, elucidate, illustrate, expound, describe, disclose, unfold, unravel, untangle The teacher explained the theory so that even I could understand it 2 Also, explain away. justify, account for, excuse, rationalize, legitimate, legitimatize, extenuate, palliate You will be required to explain your absence