Communicate and Explain

Communicate

Communicate verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.

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Explain and communicate are semantically related in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Communicate".

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Communicate and explain are semantically related in speech topic. Sometimes you can use "Communicate" instead a verb "Explain".

ability	communicate ability	explain ability
change	communicate change	explain change
relationship	communicate relationship	explain relationship
nature	communicate nature	explain nature
Other words: knowledge, situation, time, fact, way, plan, bit, story, concept, feelings, powers.

Despite having the technology needed for space travel, they will make no attempt to communicate or explain their actions and seem to have targeted us for no good or readily apparent reason.

Source: Aliens Are Bastards
Even so, Zapdos has enough intelligence to communicate with Ash's Pikachu, stopping mid-rampage to explain what he's doing and why.

Source: Easily Forgiven
Turns out Dracula would have been more than happy to explain things and their resulting failure to communicate ended up with them becoming bitter enemies through increasing misunderstandings.

Source: Literature / The Dracula Tape

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