Explain and Perceive

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Perceive verb - To have a vague awareness of.

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Explain and perceive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Perceive".

power	explain power	perceive power
relationship	explain relationship	perceive relationship
nature	explain nature	perceive nature
death	explain death	perceive death
Other words: situation, time, way, difference, actions, concept, existence, events, powers.

Luffy even silences Nami when she tries to explain his point of view to Usopp, which makes it easier for Usopp to perceive Luffy as being heartless.

Source: Conflict Ball
This trope helps to explain why the Cats Are Mean trope exists: people who are accustomed only to dog body language seem to frequently perceive cats as being cold or unemotional or weird.

Source: All Animals Are Dogs

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