Explain and Review

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Review verb - To consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal.

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Explain and review are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Review".

Nearby Words: revise, reviewed, reviewer, reviewing

part	explain part	review part
stuff	explain stuff	review stuff
situation	explain situation	review situation
time	explain time	review time
Other words: plan, story, details, rules, times, events, origins.

In The Nostalgia Critic's review of Jungle 2 Jungle, he uses one to help explain how a plot about a jungle boy connects to the Russian mafia.

Source: Fun With Acronyms / Web Original
Where the Dead Go to Die disturbed him so much that he shows his face in a vlog to explain why it's too depraved for an Animated Atrocity review.

Source: Web Video / The Mysterious Mr. Enter
Although he did state at the end of the review that he encouraged his fans to explain to him what he's missing if he isn't 'getting' it, and that he'd re-review it by Halloween if these cause him to change his opinion.

Source: He Panned It, Now He Sucks

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