Explain and Narrate

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Narrate verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.

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Explain and narrate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Narrate".

part	explain part	narrate part
situation	explain situation	narrate situation
time	explain time	narrate time
way	explain way	narrate way
Other words: bit, story, history, backstory.

Blue had Donut narrate his play to explain how the Reds and Blues would up in the future.

Source: Narrator
In Hamilton, the opening number, "Alexander Hamilton" has just about every character narrate a chunk of Hamilton's backstory and briefly explain how they knew him.

Source: Massive Multiplayer Ensemble Number

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