Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
Necessitate and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessitate" instead a verb "Explain".
Necessitate
Necessitate verb - To have as a requirement.
Explain and necessitate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Necessitate".
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| power | explain power | necessitate power |
| change | explain change | necessitate change |
| relationship | explain relationship | necessitate relationship |
| presence | explain presence | necessitate presence |
| Other words: death, use, characters. | ||
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