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Showing words for EXPLAIN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Explain

explain

6 Letter Words for Explain

alexin, alpine, nepali, penial, pineal, xenial

5 Letter Words for Explain

alien, alpen, anile, axile, axine, elain, enpia, laine, lapin, lexia, liane, linea, nepal, nexal, niepa, paine, panel, penal, pilea, pinax, pixel, plain, plane, plena, xenia

4 Letter Words for Explain

aiel, aile, aine, alen, alep, alin, anil, apex, axel, axil, axin, axle, eila, elan, elix, epil, exla, ilea, ilex, laen, lain, lane, lanx, lean, leap, lena, lepa, lien, lina, line, lipa, lipe, nael, nail, nale, nape, neal, neap, nepa, nile, nipa, nixe, pail, pain, pale, pali, pane, peai, peal, pean, pela, peni, pial, pian, pien, pila, pile, pina, pine, pinx, plan, plea, plex, plia, plie, xian

3 Letter Words for Explain

ail, ain, aix, ale, aln, alp, ane, ape, apl, apx, ean, ela, eli, enl, epa, epi, exp, ile, ipl, lai, lan, lap, lax, lea, lei, lep, lex, lie, lin, lip, lpn, nae, nap, nea, nei, nep, nie, nil, nip, nix, pal, pan, pax, pea, pel, pen, pia, pie, pil, pin, pix, pli

Definitions for Explain

[1] to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point.
[2] to make known in detail: to explain how to do something.
[3] to assign a meaning to; interpret: How can you explain such a silly remark?
[4] to make clear the cause or reason of; account for: I cannot explain his strange behavior.
[5] to give an explanation.
[6] explain away , to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation: He couldn't explain away his absence from home at the time the robbery was committed. to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation: She explained away the child's fears.
[7] (when tr, may take a clause as object) to make (something) comprehensible, esp by giving a clear and detailed account of the relevant structure, operation, surrounding circumstances, etc
[8] (tr) to justify or attempt to justify (oneself) by giving reasons for one's actions or words

Words related to Explain

disclose, reveal, analyze, expound, read, illustrate, describe, define, clarify, resolve, solve, demonstrate, tell, interpret, justify, untangle, paraphrase, diagram, render, rationalize

Words nearby Explain

expiratory stridor, expire, expired gas, expiry, expiscate, explain, explain away, explain oneself, explanate, explanation, explanatory

Origin of Explain

1375–1425; late Middle English explanen < Latin explānāre to smooth out, make intelligible, spread out on flat surface. See ex-1, plane1

Other words from Explain

ex·plain·a·ble , adjective
ex·plain·er , ex·pla·na·tor [ek -spluh -ney-ter] /ˈɛk spləˌneɪ tər/ , noun
mis·ex·plained , adjective
non·ex·plain·a·ble , adjective
o·ver·ex·plain , verb
pre·ex·plain , verb
re·ex·plain , verb (used with object)
un·ex·plain·a·ble , adjective
un·ex·plain·a·bly , adverb
un·ex·plained , adjective
un·ex·plain·ing , adjective
well-ex·plained , adjective

Word origin for Explain

C15: from Latin explānāre to flatten, from plānus level

Synonyms for Explain

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