Explain and Elaborate

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Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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Elaborate and explain are semantically related in develop topic. In some cases you can use "Elaborate" instead a verb "Explain".
Nearby Words: explanation, explained, explaining, explicable, explainable

Elaborate

Elaborate verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.
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Explain and elaborate are semantically related in develop topic. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Elaborate", if it concerns topics such as expand.
Nearby Words: elaborated, elaboration, elaborately, elaborating

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reasoning explain reasoning elaborate reasoning
time explain time elaborate time
bit explain bit elaborate bit
skills explain skills elaborate skills
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