Explain and Portray

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Portray and explain are semantically related in translate topic. In some cases you can use "Portray" instead a verb "Explain".

Portray verb - To give a representation or account of in words.

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Explain and portray are semantically related in translate topic. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Portray".

Nearby Words: portrayal, portraying

power	explain power	portray power
relationship	explain relationship	portray relationship
situation	explain situation	portray situation
use	explain use	portray use
Other words: way, characters, hair, actions, feelings, events, powers.

This would explain why the series didn't portray them as bankrupt pariahs like they were in the beginning of Ghostbusters II.

Source: Alternate Continuity
It should be noted though that this portrayal of Hitler aims not to make yet another carricature (unlike countless others) but to portray him as a people person, someone funny but trustworthy, to explain how he got so far in Real Life.

Source: Adolf Hitlarious
However, the film goes out of its way to portray Jackie as the blameless hero (who at best will try to explain his flaws with halfassed reasoning) and Kierney is presented as a crusading zealot out to enforce the claimed "government oppression" of Italian-Americans.

Source: Designated Villain

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