Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- An inability to locate Iraq on a map or explain the difference between a Senator and a Congressman are the two most flagrant examples of that, but are far from the only ones.
- Most of those have simply vanished without even fluff text to explain what happened; they just simply are on one map and not on the next.
Source: Throw-Away Country -
In the movie version of The Lord of the Rings, when Faramir's men whip out a handy map of Middle Earth, and explain everything that's happening.
Source: Exposition Diagram
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