Explain and Grasp

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Grasp verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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Explain and grasp are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Grasp".

Nearby Words: grasping, grasped, grasper

ability	explain ability	grasp ability
reasoning	explain reasoning	grasp reasoning
power	explain power	grasp power
truth	explain truth	grasp truth
Other words: name, nature, situation, fact, plan, characters, difference, actions, meaning, concept, rules, mechanics, concepts.

In Utawarerumono (the visual novel), Hakuoro studies a strand of Mutikapa's fur in frustration, unable to explain why the creature fled the previous night when it had him and Eruruw in its grasp.

Source: Eureka Moment
She couldn't grasp any concept that Malcolm tried to explain to her, and she ended up dumping him after he used the word paradox in a sentence.

Source: Brainless Beauty
But even when they know intellectually that it is due to their high IQ, they can't always grasp why no one else gets it or may be frustrated by how they need to explain "simple" things.

Source: Innocently Insensitive

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