Display and Explain

Display

Display verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

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

Nearby Words: displayed, displaying

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

behaviour	display behaviour	explain behaviour
ability	display ability	explain ability
attitude	display attitude	explain attitude
power	display power	explain power
Other words: strength, lack, name, knowledge, amount, way, characters, bit, behavior, feelings, skills, powers, abilities.

I'm just about to explain what this silly theory is in my next spoken sentence, so why on Earth would I display it here as well?

Source: Freeze-Frame Bonus
The only reason to explain how this character is alive, despite the corpse being on full display for more than a page is, they simply faked it and Rei used her hypnotizing abilities to fool everyone.

Source: Asspull
Brutal Honesty: Upon learning about the Arrancar and Aizen, Tatsuki wants to help, only for Ichigo to casually display his power and explain that his enemies are far stronger than he is.

Source: Fanfic / A Protector's Pride

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