Explain and Report

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

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

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Explain and report are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Report".

behaviour	explain behaviour	report behaviour
truth	explain truth	report truth
name	explain name	report name
problem	explain problem	report problem
Other words: presence, death, situation, story, actions, plans, behavior, times, events, problems.

When Harry and Tom give their report at the next Death Eater meeting and explain why they switched targets this even gets Voldemort thinking that maybe he was wrong about Muggle-borns.

Source: Heel Realization
In this sequence on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert tries to explain a metaphor made by John McCain comparing Middle-Earth to the debt ceiling debate, using Lord of the Rings figurines.

Source: Metaphorgotten
Her Reasonable Authority Figure, while putting her on report, tries to get her to explain herself, but she doesn't.

Source: Berserk Button / Literature

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