Explain and Figure

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Figure verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Explain and figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

ability	explain ability	figure ability
stuff	explain stuff	figure stuff
presence	explain presence	figure presence
time	explain time	figure time
Other words: way, bit, times, problems.

Often, it turns out that the authority figure really wanted to talk to them about something else, and wouldn't even have known about whatever-it-was if they hadn't tried to explain.

Source: I Can Explain
The games will only go so far as to explain the basic controls, but in terms of telling you where to go or how to fight the bosses, well, you'll have to figure that out yourself.

Source: Figure It Out Yourself
Just about every character will say aloud something the audience can clearly see for themselves, or explain what they are doing instead of trusting the audience to figure it out.

Source: Film / The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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