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ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of explain

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  explain
      v 1: make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of
           physics to his students" [syn: {explain}, {explicate}]
      2: define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising
         to the Dean"
      3: serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to
         sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her
         recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
         [syn: {excuse}, {explain}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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