Excuse and Explain

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Excuse

Excuse verb - To dismiss as of little importance.

Usage example: more often than not, voters are willing to excuse a candidate's youthful indiscretion

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Explain is a synonym for excuse in justify topic. In some cases you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Excuse", when it comes to topics like forgive. popular alternative

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Explain

Explain verb - To give the reason for or cause of.

Usage example: can you explain your very odd behavior at the wedding reception?

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Antonyms for Explain

Excuse is a synonym for explain in account for topic. You can use "Excuse" instead a verb "Explain", if it concerns topics such as make clear. popular alternative

Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable

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Common collocations

behaviour	excuse behaviour	explain behaviour
attitude	excuse attitude	explain attitude
part	excuse part	explain part
lack	excuse lack	explain lack
Other words: relationship, reason, time, fact, actions, absence, behavior, reasons, changes.

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