Command and Explain

Command

Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

Explain and command are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Command".

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

Command and explain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a verb "Explain".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

power command power explain power
name command name explain name
amount command amount explain amount
way command way explain way
Other words: times, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Klingon Promotion Not wanting to explain this to an enemy, McCoy (who Kirk put in charge just before he went missing) instead claims to have killed him in a duel and taken command.
  • In Hamilton, Washington repeatedly calls Hamilton 'son' while admonishing him for the duel with Lee and trying to explain why he's not giving him an independent command.
  • They explain that they sought to understand command structures, which do not exist in their culture.
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